<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:coverage>United States, 39.76, -98.5</dc:coverage><dc:date>1781-03-03</dc:date><dc:description>This is a commission, dated March 3, 1781, appointing Eacheopaye (also Eacheepaye), a Choctaw Indian, as a gorget chief for the town of Bugtuclo (or Bugootoloo), by authority of King George III of Great Britain.  The appointment is tendered to Eacheopaye because of his "reputation and influence" in the nation and the commission is signed by Alexander Cameron, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs east of the Mississippi River.  A note on the document indicates that the commission is to be continued at the discretion of the Superintendent.</dc:description><dc:description>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.</dc:description><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>image/jpeg</dc:format><dc:identifier>tcc848</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:relation>Mode of access: World Wide Web.</dc:relation><dc:relation>System requirements: AT&amp;T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.</dc:relation><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:source>Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 69, folder 07, document 01.</dc:source><dc:subject>Choctaw Indians--Government relations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Eacheopaye</dc:subject><dc:subject>Choctaw Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.</dc:subject><dc:subject>Southern states--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775</dc:subject><dc:title>Commission for a gorget chief, 1781 Mar. 3, Mississippi District / [signed by] Alexander Cameron [and] Jesse Nell</dc:title><dc:type>Text</dc:type></oai_dc:dc>