- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1827 Jan. 7, Flint River [to] George M. Troup, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Mansfield Torrance
- Creator:
- Torrance, Mansfield
- Date of Original:
- 1827-01-07
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Toll roads
United States. Office of Indian Affairs - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Flint River, 30.7088, -84.86381
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter dated January 7, 1827 is from Mansfield Torrance at Marshall's Ferry on the Flint River to George M. Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827). Torrance asks the governor for guidance on renting bridges and collecting tolls on the Federal Road. He reports seeing few improvements between the current Indian Agency and the old one, and complains that unnamed Indians and U.S. soldiers are responsible for the destruction of at least some of the sparse improvements in the area.
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:
- tcc506
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc506
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc506#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc506/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 15, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Marshalls Ferry, Flint River
7th January 1827
Dear Sir
Since I left Milledgeville a difficulty has occurred to in relation to the bridges in the Federal road -- The law under which I act does not say what bridges I am to rent, nor does it say any thing about the rates of toll -- Some of the bridges on the road have been Kept as toll bridges & some of them have been free bridges. I know not whether I should rent all of them or not, & should I rent any of those that have been considered free bridges I know not what toll to allow, unless I allow what has been allowed at the others -- It will be worth the toll on some to repair them & Be so good as to write me at Fort Mitchell what I had best do with them --
I find very few improvements betwixt this & the
Page: [2]
Old Agency -- The Indians have frequently burnt the fences & houses & cut down the fruit trees --
I have had very bad weather from the day I left Milledgeville, and it is now so cold I can scarcely write.
There is a good farm here but the U.S. soldiers & the Indians have destroyed near half the fence --
Respectfully your Excellencys most obedient Servt [Servant]
[Signed] Mansfield Torrance
Page: [3]
M Torrance
[illegible text]
His Excellency George M. Troup Milledgeville Georgia
Mansfield Torrance
7 January 1827
Rent of Bridges &c [et cetera] --