- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1833 June 25, Head of Coosa, Van[n]'s Valley, Floyd Co[un]ty, Geo[rgi]a [to] Wilson Lumpkin, Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / W[illia]m H. Cleghorn
- Creator:
- Cleghorn, William H.
- Date of Original:
- 1833-06-25
- Subject:
- Indian agents
Squatters--Georgia
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Real property--Valuation - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Coosa River, 33.7114164, -86.1205077
United States, Georgia, Floyd County, 34.26316, -85.21428 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from William H. Cleghorn, agent for the Cherokee Indians, to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835), dated June 25, 1833. Cleghorn writes from the head of the Coosa River in Floyd County, Georgia regarding squatters who have been settling and improving land (possibly reserved to the Cherokee Indians) in violation of state law. Cleghorn admits that the fractions of land will bring a higher price with the improvements made to them, but requests guidance from Lumpkin on the matter.
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:
- tcc857
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc857
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc857#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc857/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 71, folder 01, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Floyd Cty [County] Head of Coosa VansValley
June 25th 1833
His Excelency [Excellency] Wilson Lumpkin
Dr [Dear] Sir
on Examining the fractions on the State line I find Some of them Improved and now has a Crop growing on them Say Some four or five fractions that is Improved. I think they are not Insured any but I think Will Sell for more than if not Improved the Persons that are Intruding Say they did not know that it was Against the Law and begs me to Let them Gither [Gather] their Crops Some of them is willing to pay Rent the most of the Improvements has been made this year Please Say to me what I Shall Do in this Case Whether I Shall Drive them of [off] or take Rent [deleted text: of ] or Let them Stay till they gither [gather] their Crops Please write to me Immediately on the Suject [Subject] and you will oblige your obedient Servent [Servant] &c [et cetera]
[Signed] Wm [William] H. Cleghorn Agent for the Cherokee Indians in Floyd Cty. [County]
Page: [2]
Head of Coosa
Floyd Co. Geo
June 28}
18 3/4 His Excelency [Excellency] Wilson Lumpkin Milledgeville Ga
Page: [3]
Letter
Wm [William] H Cleghorn
(Fractions Cheo [Cherokee] )
4th July 1833
Rome Ga