- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1833 Jan. 12, Decatur, Dekalb Co[unty], G[eorgi]a [to] Wilson Lumpkin, Milledg[e]ville, G[eorgi]a / Isaac N. Johnson
- Creator:
- Johnson, Isaac N.
- Date of Original:
- 1833-01-12
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Isaac N. Johnson to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835), dated January 12, 1833. Johnson writes to accept his appointment as an official in charge of renting land lots or fractions in the Cherokee territory.
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:
- tcc542
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc542
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc542#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc542/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 49A, folder 05, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Decatur DeKalb Co [County] Ga
Jany. [January] 12 1833
Mr W [Wilson] Lumpkin
Dr [Dear] Sir
Your favor of the 4h 4h Inst. [4th Instant] tendering to Me the appointment of renting the fractions for the Counties of Carroll and DeKalb in the Cherokee Territory, came to hand on Yesterday, and in reply, permit me to Say that I accept of the Same, and So soon as I can ascertain the number of Fractions, and to which county attached. I will procure forthwith to execute the trust your Excellency has been pleased to confide to my Charge. Will you be so good as to inform Me Whether it will be necessary for Me to attend in Milledgeville before the commencement of my duties, or whether I can ascertain from the Surveyor Generals Office, the Fractions to be rented, And I will immediately comply. For this continuation of your confidence, accept the
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best wishes of one, whose highest ambition is to merit a continuance of thy friendship
I remain Sir Your friend
[Signed] Isaac N Johnson
Letter
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Isaac N. Johnson
17. Jany. [January] 1833.
(Fractions Cherokee)
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Decatur Ga
Jany [January] 13. 12 1/2
His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin Milledgville Ga Mail}