United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181842-05-16This document is an act with amendments from the United States House of Representatives dated May 16, 1842. The act was intended to provide funds for the payment of the expenses incurred by the state of Georgia for activating the militia during armed conflicts with the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Indians along the state's borders with Alabama and Florida and within the interior. The original act appropriated 208,618 dollars while the amended version provided only 175,000 dollars.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/jpegtcc615engMode 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 52, folder 01, document 01.Federal aidCherokee Indians--WarfareCreek Indians--WarfareBorder patrolsGeorgia. MilitiaSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842--FinanceAct to provide for the settlement of the claims of the State of Georgia for the services of her militia, 1842Text