- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1827 Apr. 13, Thomaston, [Georgia to] G[eorge] M. Troup, Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Mansfield Torrance
- Creator:
- Torrance, Mansfield
- Date of Original:
- 1827-04-13
- Subject:
- Indians Of North America--Land tenure
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated April 13, 1827, from Mansfield Torrance at Thomaston (Upson County, Georgia) to George M. Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), regarding the rental of Indian reserves. Torrance, the state's agent for the rental of said reserves, refers specifically to the reserve of an Indian named Chemolly (also Efau Emathla?). He mentions that such renting may not be explicitly permitted by the state legislature, but points out that often it is the intention of the legislature that is carried out, rather than the actual letter of the law. Torrance refers to the Lottery Act to demonstrate his point.
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:
- tcc504
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc504
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc504#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc504/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 15, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Thomaston
13th April- 27
Dear Sir
Since my arrival in this neighborhood I have made some inquiry about the Reserve of Chemolly, and was informed by Springer Gibson Esqr [Esquire] that there was about 15 or 20 acres of cleared land upon it & in cultivation -- If you think it worth renting I will attend to [added text: it ] upon receiving your instructions to that effect -- I presume the tenant in possession will not object to paying a reasonable rent -- I have not been able to effect any compromise with Col [unclear text: Thomas ] -- Since I saw you- I recd [received] a letter from the Speaker in which he states It was his understanding that the Reserve was attached
Page: [2]
to the lower [unclear text: sation [station] ] -- If I am not mistaken there has been several cases in which the intention of the Legislature has been [added text: adopted ] instead of the letter of the Act where it was manifest that the words were not the intention of the Legislature- for instance the words of the Lottery Act give to all persons who had served a tour in this State & who had been [illegible text] years a resident of Georgia a draw without saying 3 years immediately preceeding [preceding] the Act yet I presume the courts would require the 3 years to be immediately preceding the passage of the Act, and if it was not known that such was not the intention of the Legislature, the words of the Act explanatory of the first Act, would give those who served by substitute a draw --
Page: [3]
my poverty & my interest must be my apology for troubling you about this matter- I preferred from the first referring it to some of our mutual friends knowing that you would dislike it, but no other propositio [document damaged] sent Col Thomas --
Respectfully yours &c [et cetera]
[Signed] Mansfield Torrance
Page: [4]
M. [Mansfield] Torrance
12 April 1827
[illegible text]
Apl. [April] 18th..
12 1/2
To Rent of Reserve &c [et cetera]
His Excellency G. [George] M. Troup Milledgeville