- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Plat [of] a tract of land, including the Creek Agency, 1821 May 29 / [signed by] Wilson Lumpkin
- Date of Original:
- 1821-05-29
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Land tenure
Creek Indians--Treaties - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Flint River, 30.7088, -84.86381
- Medium:
- land surveys
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a land survey and plat of a tract of land along the Flint River that includes the Creek Agency, as according to the Treaty of Indian Springs (January 8, 1821) negotiated between the Creek Nation and the United States. The plat was signed by Wilson Lumpkin, who was a commissioner appointed to attend the survey of said land, and would later be governor of Georgia (1831-1835). This document is related to tcc042, tcc526, and tcc527, and referred to in tcc471.
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:
- tcc508
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc508
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc508#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc508/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 49, folder 02, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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[ Note: A hand drawn map appears on the top portion of the page.; Scale 40 chains pr. [per] Inch ]
State of Georgia
The above plat is a representation of that tract of land, including the Creek Agency -- and reserved for the use of the Government of the United States: as specifyed [specified] in the treaty concluded between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians, at the Indian Spring on the
8th. day of January 1821 -- situate lying & being on the Flint River -- And surveyed under the authority of the President of the United States, on the
29th. day of May 1821.
[Signed] Wilson Lumpkin U. States Comsr. [Commissioner]
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Duplicate plat & Certificate of the reservation including the Creek Agency. --
Duplicate plat and Certificate of the reservation including the Creek Agency.