- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1825 Jan. 24, Houston County, [Georgia to] George M. Troupe [i.e., Troup], Milledgeville / Moses Yarborough
- Creator:
- Yarborough, Moses
- Date of Original:
- 1825-01-24
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
Real property--Valuation - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Moses Yarborough to George Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), dated January 24, 1825. Yarborough describes his involvement in the rental of Indian land reserves and informs Troup on the quality and vacancy of said properties. Yarborough also sent a follow-up letter to Troup on this matter (see tcc499).
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:
- tcc484
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc484
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc484#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc484/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 09, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Letter Moses Yarborough dated "Houston County
24th. January 1825."
(Indian Reserves)
1825
Answer Written
4th February 1825.
Page: [2]
Houston County
January [added text: the ] 24
1825
Sir
I have Rented James Bucks and mical Barnets Reservations for this yeare [year] for the Sum of $447 and Took Small notes and good Securiety [Security] payable on the
first Day of January 1826 and I also inform you that I have not got money for the last yeare [year] but I am to have it By the
tenth Day of february if I shold [should] fail in geting [getting] of it then I wish you to inform me how to bring Soot [Suit] and I also inform you that Sence [Since] mical Barnets has sold and moved of [off] of his Reserveation thare [Reservation there] [added text: has Bin [Been] ] two houses moved off By Mr Jones and a number of railes [rails] has be [deleted text: n ] n [been] moved of [off] by Mr [unclear text: Lawshal ] which leaves the Reserveation [Reservation] with a fence on one Side one of the houses was a very good cumfortable [comfortable] one the [added text: other ] was a Stable which it all is a considerable ingry [injury] to the place it is all very Easy to proove [prove] the people is all very anxious I shold [should] inform you of it and pesue [pursue] Some plan for Damage I wish you to instruct me about it
I am yours most obedient
[Signed] Moses Yarborough
Page: [3]
Hartford Ga}
31 January}
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His Excelency [Excellency] George M. Troupe Milledgeville Geo [Georgia]