United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Williamson, William W.1832-04-28Letter dated April 28, 1832 from William W. Williamson, subcommander of the Georgia Guard assigned to protect the gold mines in the Cherokee territory, to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). Williamson reports on a number of issues related to the state of affairs in the Cherokee Nation including the general optimism following the Supreme Court decision in the court case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832). Williamson indicates that he took it upon himself to relieve the Cherokees from their delusions by explaining to them that despite the court's ruling, the federal government would not interfere with Georgia's actions against them. Williamson also describes his travels through the area and remarks on a grand waterfall formed by Amicalola Creek, which flows into the Etowah River. Williamson mentions his conversations with Cherokees Richard Taylor and (Walter ?) Adair.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/jpegtcc537engMode 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 49A, folder 03, document 03.Cherokee Indians--Government relationsGold mines and miningGeorgia. Guard[Letter] 1832 Apr. 28, Camp Etowa[h], Cherokee County, [Georgia] to Wilson Lumpkin, Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Will[ia]m W. WilliamsonText