United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Coffee, John, 1782-18361832-05-13This is a letter dated May 13, 1832 from General John Coffee in Etowah (Cherokee Nation) to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). Coffee reports that Colonel Williamson has not yet found the persons accused of illegally digging gold near the Carroll County line, so he proposes to station Sergeant Ray and a small detachment in the area to deter any further activity. He goes on to report that a Mr. Tait recently killed an Indian for stealing hogs. Coffee says that he regrets the incident and does not yet know if other Indians in the area will attempt to avenge this death. He cites this concern as yet another reason for stationing Sergeant Ray and his detachment in that area. Coffee closes the letter by noting that most of the surveys of the Cherokee land in northern Georgia are going well.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/jpegtcc712engMode 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 46, document 17.Cherokee Indians--Government relationsSurveyingGold mines and mining[Letter] 1832 May 13, Etowah, [Cherokee Nation] to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor [of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Gen[era]l John CoffeeText