- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavit of] Arch[ibal]d Nelson, 1817 May 20, Jackson County, Georgia / sworn to before James Strawn
- Date of Original:
- 1817-05-20
- 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 dated May 20, 1817 at Jackson County, Georgia and sworn to before Justice of the Peace James Strawn. Nelson reports that James Morress (Morris?), John Camp, James Besley, John Henyeard, William Hanner, and Thomas Trammell (also Trammill) are all living across the boundary lines on lands designated as Indian hunting grounds in the vicinity of the Alcovy River, Jacks Creek, and Turkey Creek. Nelson also states that he has recently noticed many houses and cleared fields on the south side of the Apalachee River which formed part of the Indian boundary line.
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:
- tcc830
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc830
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc830#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc830/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 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia Jackson Cty [County] }
personly appired [personally appeared] before me Arch.. [Archibald] Nelson & being duly Sworn sayeth [saith] on oth [oath] that James Morress from jackson county is Living over the Boundry [Boundary] Line on the indin [indian] hunting ground nire [near] the alcofy him and his Famley [Family] in a tolabrel [tolerable] good Cabin & has got Cowpens & is thir [there] Keeping his stock and has ben [been] for twelv [twelve] months past } and this deponent Further sayeth [saith] that John Camp from the said County is Living on the indin [indian] hunting groun [ground] over the boundry Lin nere [boundary Line near] the alcofy in a good Cabbin [Cabin] with a punchin floore [puncheon floor] & other shelters and has got a cowpen & is thir [there] Keeping his Stock and has ben [been] for twelv [twelve] months past and and swairs thir [swears there] he mens [means] to stay & bids defiane [defiance] to the Whits [Whites] to moov [move] him if the Indens [Indians] dont and he sayth [saith] he will fight for his country untill [until] he dies } and this deponant firther sayth [deponent further saith] that James Besley from from Morgain Country is Living over the Boundry [Boundary] Line on Jacks Creek on the inden hinting groun [indian hunting ground] in a great new Bildin [Building] & waas cuting [was cutting] timber Like he waas [was] for macking [making] rails } and this deponant firther sayeth [deponent further saith] that John Henyeard Esquire from Clairk County now & acting magstrict [magistrate] for said county has got cabbins [cabins] over the boundry [boundary] Line on the inden [indian] hunting groun [ground] on turkey creek & has thir [there] got a cowpen and pairt [part] of his Famley [Family] [added text: his wife ] a tending to his Stock macking [making] butter &c [et cetera] - - -} this deponant [deponent] further sayeth [saith] that William Hanner is Keeping stock for Mr [unclear text: Nale ] over the boundry [boundary] Line on Jacks Creek on the inden [indian] hunting groun [ground] Living in a good new cabbin [cabin] & sayeth [saith] if the [they] burn it he will bild [build] another
Page: [2]
this deponant firther sayeth [deponent further saith] that Thomas Trammel & haires Trammel has cowpens over the boundry [boundary] Line & is keeping thir [their] stocks on the inden [indian] hunting groun [ground] &C [et cetera] } this depnant Firther sayeth [deponent Further saith] that he had Latly ben [Lately been] Riding pairt [part] of the Line aganst [against] clark county and parrt [part] of Jackson whair [where] he saw sum [some] Houses and menny [many] fields on the South side of the appelachy River or boundry [boundary] Line
[Signed] Archd: [Archibald] Nelson Sworn to and subscribed this the
20th day of May 1817 before me
[Signed] James Strawn JP [Justice of the Peace]