- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavit of] Arch[ibal]d Nelson, 1817 May 17, Jackson County, Georgia / sworn to before James Strawn
- Date of Original:
- 1817-05-17
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
Boundaries
Trespass - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Affidavit of Archibald Nelson of Jackson County, Georgia, dated May 17, 1817, and sworn to before Justice of the Peace James Strawn. Nelson testifies that James Morris, John Camp, and James Besley are all living across the boundary line on lands designated as Indian hunting grounds. He reports that all three have been making improvements on the land, such as building cabins, and clearing timber. Nelson further states that Camp has promised to resist any attempts by the whites or the Indians to remove him.
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:
- tcc829
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc829
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc829#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc829/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 67, folder 01, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Georgia Jackson County }
pearsonable apeard [personally appeared] before me Arcable Nelson and being duley [duly] Sworn Saith on oath that to his Sertain nolledg [Certain knowledge] that James Morris is living and his famley [family] over the boundrey [boundary] line on the indian hunting Ground near the alcofy and has a tolarable [tolerable] Good Cabbin [Cabin] and Cowpens, there Keepeing [Keeping] his Stock and has ben [been] for twelve month past { and this deponent further Saith that John Camp from Jackson County is living and his famley [family] over the boundrey [boundary] line on the indians hunting Ground and has a good Cabbin [Cabin] with a punching floar [puncheon floor] and other Shelters and a cowpen and is keepeing [keeping] his Stock and has for twelve months past and Swares [Swears] he bids defiance to the whites to move him: if the indians dont and he will fight for his Contrey [Contrary] until he dies } and this deponent further Saith that James Besley from morgin County and his famley [family] is liveing [living] over the boundrey [boundary] line on the waters of Jack Creek in a great new Shelter and was Cuting [Cutting] timber like he was makeing [making] [unclear text: Pales ]
[Signed] Archd.. [Archibald] Nelson
this Sworn to and Subscribed before me this the
17 day of May 1817
[Signed] James Strawn JP [Justice of the Peace]
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Afadavit [Affidavit]