United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, 33.96173, -84.02363Clayton, Augustin S. (Augustin Smith), 1783-18391831-09-16Augustin Smith Clayton, a Georgia Superior Court Judge, reports to Georgia Governor George R. Gilmer (1829-1831) that eleven persons were convicted in the local courts for residing within the limits of the Cherokee Nation. Clayton explains that due to lack of funds and jail space, he immediately sent the convicts on to the penitentiary.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc515engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 49, folder 07, document 02.Cherokee Indians--Crimes againstTrials (Trespass)Letter, 1831 Sept. 16, Lawrenceville, [Georgia to George R.] Gilmer, Governor of Governor, Milledgeville, [Georgia] / A[ugustin] S. ClaytonText