- Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
- Title:
- Act to authorize Georgia Governor George R. Gilmer to take possession of Cherokee lands
- Date of Original:
- 1830-12-02
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Georgia
Gold mines and mining--Georgia
Mining law--Georgia
Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Act to authorize Governor George R. Gilmer to take possession of gold, silver and other mines.
The gold rush of 1829 in Cherokee territory in north Georgia prompted the General Assembly to take possession of all mines, by military force if necessary, and make illicit digging a crime. - Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/adhoc/id/14
- Rights Holder:
- Users may download the images for personal or educational use
- Original Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
1830, Acts 1-165, Enrolled Acts and Resolutions, Georgia Legislature, RG 37-1-15, Georgia Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
