- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1825 Apr. 26, to George M. Troup, [Governor of Georgia] / James Barbour
- Creator:
- Barbour, James, 1775-1842
- Date of Original:
- 1825-04-26
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Indian agents
Boundaries
Federal government
Indians, Treatment of - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from James Barbour, Secretary of War (1825-1828), to George M. Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), dated April 26, 1825. Barbour informs Troup that he has received a copy of Troup's recent proclamation calling for the protection of the Creek Indians subsequent to the Treaty of Indian Springs (February 12, 1825). Barbour further responds to Troup's request that the President appoint federal commissioners to attend the running of the boundary line between the states of Georgia and Alabama. Barbour indicates that the President believes no law exists empowering him to interfere in this matter of sovereign state interests.
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:
- tcc495
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc495
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc495#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc495/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 12, document 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Department of War,
26th.. April 1825.
To His Excellency George M. Troup, Georgia.
Sir,
Your letter to the President of the United States of the 31st. Ulto. [Ultimo] - enclosing a printed copy of your proclamation for the protection of the Creeks before their final departure, according to the provisions of the Treaty of the Indian Springs, has been received and referr'd [referred] to this Department. [added text (appears to be different ink): ( ] I have the honor, in reply to your request for the appointment of Commissioners on the part of the United States to meet Commissioners to be appointed on the part of Georgia to run and mark the dividing line between that state and Alabama, to state, that the difficulties opposed to your request as communicated in a letter to you from this Department, of the
13th July last, are insuperable. The States have ever justly held among the attributes of their Sovereignty the right of regulating, according to their own will, the method of arranging their boundaries with their conterminous States. It is believed, therefore, that the running of the line between Georgia and Alabama is a subject exclusively belonging to those States. [added text (appears to be different ink): ) ]
In reply, to your letter of the 13th instant, covering resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, having for their object, the running of the line between Georgia, and the
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Territory of Florida, I have the honor to state, that altho' [although] the difficulty does not exist in this case as between Georgia and Alabama, yet there is, no law authorizing the appointment of Commissioners, or an appropriation of money, to meet the expense incident to such a service. The President, does not, therefore, feel himself justified in complying, at this time, with the wishes of Georgia on the subject -- Disposed however, to promote the object, he will recommend the subject to the favorable consideration of Congress at their next Session.
I have the honor, to be, very Respectfully, yr obt. st. [your obedient servant]
[Signed] James Barbour
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Letter The Secretary of War
26 April 1825.
Indian Treaty
[unclear text: Comd ] Legislatur [Legislature]
23 May 1825
Florida
& Ala [Alabama]