United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Jones, George, fl. 17861786-05-23This is a letter dated May 23, 1786 from George Jones of the Treasury Department to the Governor of Georgia (probably Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia, 1786-1787) and the Executive Council requesting approval of payments made to Thomas Garvis and Richard Reynolds. Garvis received four pounds, seven shillings for delivering an express from Timothy Barnard in the Creek Nation, and Reynolds received nine shillings and four pence for riding express from the Governor to General Twiggs.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/jpegtcc670engMode 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 01, folder 11, document 03.Creek Indians--Government relations[Letter] 1786 May 23, Augusta, [Georgia] to the Governor and the Executive Council / Geo[rge] JonesText