United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181817-05-17Affidavit 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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc829engMode 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 67, folder 01, document 04.Indians of North America--Land tenureBoundariesTrespass[Affidavit of] Arch[ibal]d Nelson, 1817 May 17, Jackson County, Georgia / sworn to before James StrawnText