- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1832 Mar. 20, Savannah, [Georgia] to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Levi S. D'Lyon [?]
- Creator:
- D'Lyon, Levi S.
- Date of Original:
- 1832-03-20
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Surveyors - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter dated March 20, 1832 from Levi S. D'Lyon (?), in Savannah, to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). D'Lyon introduces Lumpkin to Captain L.N. Mitchell, the bearer of the letter and recently elected surveyor of the Cherokee territory. D'Lyon notes Mitchell's youth and inexperience and requests that Lumpkin, a former surveyor himself, give the Captain any and all pertinent advice.
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:
- tcc536
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc536
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc536#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc536/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 49A, folder 03, document 02.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Savannah
March 20th: 1832
Dear Sir,
This will be handed to you by my friend Captn. [Captain] L N Mitchell who has recently been elected a Surveyor of the Cherokee Lands, & who I take the liberty of introducing to your acquaintance. Mr: Mitchell is a Gentleman of amiable character, and highly respected among us. He is among those here who may be considered your political friends, and was one of the small number who voted for you in October last. Mr: Mitchell is young and inexperienced with regard to the Country through which he has to travel, and may need some advice and information. May I ask for him your assistance in this regard, and any other you may be enabled to render him. I shall be greatly obliged by any [unclear text: facilities ] which your kindness may afford to him, and any [unclear text: attentions ] he may receive from your Excellency.
I have the honor Sir to be very truly yr: [your] friend
[Signed] =Levi S. [unclear text: D'Lyon ] His Excellency =Wilson Lumpkin.
Page: [2]
To) His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Captn. [Captain] Mitchell}
Letter
Levi S. Dlyan
20 March 1832-