United States, Georgia, Burke County, 33.06115, -82.00078United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Ogeechee River, 31.83355, -81.02761787-10-18This document dated October 18, 1787 is a petition from the inhabitants of Burke County, Georgia to an unnamed Governor (probably George Mathews, 1787-1788, 1793-1796) and the Executive Council. The petitioners indicate that they have been engaged in fortifying a location known as Wood's Fort on the Ogeechee River. They request fifty men and horses to assist them in repelling unnamed Indians in the vicinity. The petition is signed by about 50 individuals.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/jpegtcc938engMode 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 23, folder 07, document 01.Indians of North America--WarfareGeorgia. MilitiaMilitary assistancePetition of [the] inhabitants of Burke County, [Georgia], 1787 Oct. 18, to [the] Governor [of Georgia] / Jesse Inman ... [et al.]Text