United States, Georgia, Montgomery County, 32.17336, -82.534821796-02-14This document is a petition dated February 14, 1796 from the inhabitants of Montgomery County, Georgia to the Governor of Georgia (probably Jared Irwin, Governor of Georgia, 1796-1798) complaining of problems with Indians in the area. They allege that citizens have been forced to flee their homes and leave all their belongings for the Indians to take or destroy. They also assert that their defenseless position on the frontier inhibits new settlement, and they ask that the governor provide for a fort to be built nearby. They suggest John Ford's plantation on the Oconee River as a suitable location for the fort. The petition is signed by almost 30 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/jpegtcc950engMode 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 36, folder 11, document 01.Border patrolsIndians of North America--Claims againstLand settlementPetition from the inhabitants of Montgomery County, [Georgia], 1796 Feb. 14, [to] Governor of Georgia, [Jared Irwin?] / John Howard ... [et al.]Text