- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1822 Dec. 16, Milledgeville, [Georgia to] Governor [John] Clark, Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Duncan G. Campbell [and] James Meriwether
- Creator:
- Campbell, Duncan Green, 1787-1828
- Contributor to Resource:
- Meriwether, James
- Date of Original:
- 1822-12-16
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Indian agents - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Towns County, Hiwassee River, 35.275691, -84.560223
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated December 16, 1822 from Duncan G. Campbell and James Meriwether to John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823). Campbell and Meriwether inform Clark that they have been appointed as commissioners on the part of the United States to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee Nation. They further state that a meeting with the Cherokees has been planned for January 15, 1823 at the Cherokee Agency on the Hiwassee River.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc482
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc482
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc482#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc482/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 07, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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His Excellency Governor Clark Milledgeville
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Milledgeville
16th Decr. [December] 1822.
His Excellency, Governor Clark
Sir-
It is no doubt known to your Excellency that we have been appointed Commissioners [document damaged: on ] the part of the United States to hold a treaty with the Cherokee Nation of Indians. In order that you may be apprised of the progress which we are making upon a subject interesting to yourself and our Citizens generally, we beg leave to state that we have Corresponded with the War department, and also with the Cherokee Agent, & upon the information thus acquired we have determined to invite the Indians to a convention on the
15th.. January next, at the Cherokee Agency on the Hiwassee River.
We have the honor to be yr. [your] Excellencies Obt. Sevts. [Obedient Servants]
[Signed] D. [Duncan] G. Campbell
[Signed] Jas [James] Meriwether
P.S. We shall calculate to [added text: leave ] Athens on the
10th January -- }
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Letter
Colo. D. [Colonel Duncan] G. Campbell & James Meriwether
16th.. December 1822.
Answer written
17th December 1822.
Treaty