United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Tuggle, James1839-10-16This document is a letter dated October 16, 1839 from Captain James Tuggle to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839). Tuggle informs the governor of claims filed by men formerly under his command in the "Cherokee campaign of 1838," a reference to the forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia. Tuggle provides the names of the claimants and requests advice from the governor on pursuing the claims under an act of the legislature respecting the pay of such soldiers.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/jpegtcc613engMode 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 51, folder 10, document 01.Trail of Tears, 1838Georgia. Militia--Pay, allowances, etc.Letter, 1839 Oct. 16, G[eorgi]a to George R. Gilmer, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] James TuggleText