- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1828 Dec. 26, Columbus, Geo[rgia] to John Forsyth, [Governor of Georgia], Millegdeville, G[eorgi]a / S. M. Ingersoll
- Creator:
- Ingersoll, S. M.
- Date of Original:
- 1828-12-26
- Subject:
- Indian land transfers
Ferries
Land grants - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Chattahoochee River, 30.7088028, -84.8638097
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from S. M. Ingersoll in Columbus (Troup County, Georgia) to John Forsyth, Governor of Georgia (1827-1829), dated December 26, 1828. Ingersoll writes regarding land he was given title to along the Chattahoochee River next to the site for the new town of Columbus and encompassing the ferry landing. Ingersoll mentions Mansfield Torrance, the state's agent for the rental of Indian reserves in the district, and notes that though he originally rented the property from Torrance, he suspects that the state agency has since been dissolved. Ingersoll asks for an opinion from the governor on his rights with respect to the land.
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:
- tcc507
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc507
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc507#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc507/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 49, folder 01, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Columbus
16th Dec 1828
Sir
Permit me to state that
last January I rented of the States agent Mr Torrence the eastern branch of the Chattehoochee river oposite [opposite] where now is laid out the Town of Columbus & common for a ferry landing (being the proprietor on the Indian side) with the privaledge [privilege] of making a new landing higher up if I thought proper and that after the Town was laid out I removed the ferry up [illegible text] of the cross streets and the Inferior Court established it in my name and now to enquire whether the state can exercize [exercise] any controll [control] over it it being in a public highway and the lots adjoining being the property
Page: [2]
of individuals- and whether the Town authorities when created can have a legal controll [control] over it the Inferior Court having prior to the existence of such authority exercized [exercised] a power granted by statute of the State
I presume the office of agents appointed to rent out &c&c [et cetera et cetera] has expired by virtue of the sale of the property over which they were charged with controll [control]
If your Excellency should consider my right good an expression of that opinion would place a point that may be disputed at rest or if the opinion should be in favour [favor] of the states right (as there is no agent) then I would enter into a like obligation and for a like sum ($500) as for last year and transmit it as may be directed
Pespectfully [Respectfully]
[Signed] S.M. Ingersoll PS the ferry is at present at the old landing but [missing word: with ] the concent [consent] of the Indians I shall obtain to fix it higher up & shall [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: repair ] the banks at the place established by [unclear text: the court ]
Page: [3]
S.M. Ingersoll
26th Decemr. [December] 1828.
relating to the Ferry at Columbus.
Recd. [Received] and ordered to be filed and answered
2d. [2nd] January 1829.
Page: [4]
Columbus Geo [Georgia]
Dec 29th
12 1/2
To/ His Excellency John Forsyth Milledgeville Ga
[illegible text]
John [illegible text]
Thacker [illegible text]
E. [illegible text]
Ansd [Answered]