United States, Georgia, Franklin County, 34.37544, -83.229181787This document is a petition on behalf of the citizens of Franklin County, Georgia to an unnamed Governor of Georgia (probably George Mathews, 1787-1788). The petition respects the appointment of Joseph Martin as agent for the Cherokee Indians. The citizens, here represented by Benjamin Cleveland, Thomas P. Carnes, Jesse Watson, and Ned Cleveland, indicate that they want Martin continued as Cherokee Agent in light of recent legislative confusion regarding the position.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/jpegtcc942engMode 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 24, folder 22, document 01.Cherokee IndiansIndian agents--Selection and appointmentPetition, 1787, Franklin County, Georgia [to] the Governor of Georgia / [signed by] Benja[min] Cleveland ... [et al.]Text