Download or read book Letter s 1831 Feb 28 and 1831 Mar 5 Cherokee Nation to George R Gilmer Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document contains two letters dated February 28, 1831 and March 5, 1831 from Edward Lloyd Thomas to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839), regarding the running of a boundary line up to North Carolina. In the first letter, Thomas (on behalf of himself and Alexander McGill) reports that they have had no opposition from Indians in the area (probably Cherokees), and he says that both the Indians and the intermarried whites have been very helpful. He reports that Mr. (Daniel?) Sturges has abandoned his position, fearing the difficulty of surveying the mountainous terrain in his assigned division. Thomas reports some problems and shortcomings with the survey, including some incorrect measurements given to them by the Surveyor General. In the second letter, Thomas reports on further progress and states that he encountered a great deal of difficult mountainous terrain. He mentions Sturges's departure again and asks that Sturges's partner, Mr. Owens, be given the former's compensation.

Download or read book Letter 1831 June 7 Haweis Mission Cherokee Nation to George R Gilmer Governor of Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letter dated June 7, 1831 from Elizur Butler, Christian missionary living in the Cherokee Nation, to Georgia Governor George R. Gilmer in response to a letter Butler received from Gilmer. Butler explains his purposes in living within the Cherokee Nation. He says that he arrived ten years ago to assist the United States in its policy to "civilize" and Christianize the Cherokees, and his only concern is the spiritual growth of the Cherokees and not political issues. He indicates that he cannot in good conscience take the oath of Georgia since it would imply that the state has jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation.

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Download or read book Toward Cherokee Removal written by Adam J. Pratt and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cherokee Removal excited the passions of Americans across the country. Nowhere did those passions have more violent expressions than in Georgia, where white intruders sought to acquire Native land through intimidation and state policies that supported their disorderly conduct. Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears, although the direct results of federal policy articulated by Andrew Jackson, were hastened by the state of Georgia. Starting in the 1820s, Georgians flocked onto Cherokee land, stole or destroyed Cherokee property, and generally caused havoc. Although these individuals did not have official license to act in such ways, their behavior proved useful to the state. The state also dispatched paramilitary groups into the Cherokee Nation, whose function was to intimidate Native inhabitants and undermine resistance to the state’s policies. The lengthy campaign of violence and intimidation white Georgians engaged in splintered Cherokee political opposition to Removal and convinced many Cherokees that remaining in Georgia was a recipe for annihilation. Although the use of force proved politically controversial, the method worked. By expelling Cherokees, state politicians could declare that they had made the disputed territory safe for settlement and the enjoyment of the white man’s chance. Adam J. Pratt examines how the process of one state’s expansion fit into a larger, troubling pattern of behavior. Settler societies across the globe relied on legal maneuvers to deprive Native peoples of their land and violent actions that solidified their claims. At stake for Georgia’s leaders was the realization of an idealized society that rested on social order and landownership. To achieve those goals, the state accepted violence and chaos in the short term as a way of ensuring the permanence of a social and political regime that benefitted settlers through the expansion of political rights and the opportunity to own land. To uphold the promise of giving land and opportunity to its own citizens—maintaining what was called the white man’s chance—politics within the state shifted to a more democratic form that used the expansion of land and rights to secure power while taking those same things away from others.

Download or read book Letter 1831 June 10 New Echota Cher Okee Na Tion to George R Gilmer Governor of Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letter dated June 10, 1831 from Samuel A. Worcester, Christian missionary living in the Cherokee Nation, to Georgia Governor George R. Gilmer in response to a letter Worcester received from Gilmer. Worcester received Gilmer's letter through Colonel Sanford and is informed by Sanford that he is liable to arrest if he has not removed within ten days. Worcester defends himself against accusations made by the governor, contending that his goal is to stimulate the spiritual growth of the Cherokee people and not to revolt politically against the state. He explains why he cannot in good conscience take the oath of Georgia and describes his progress in translating Christian texts into Cherokee. Worcester is determined to remain with the Cherokee until he is forced to move. Elias Boudinot, editor of the Cherokee newspaper is mentioned.

Download or read book Letter 1831 July 2 Cherokee Agency Calhoun G Eorgia to George Gilmore I e Gilmer Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This letter of July 2, 1831 from Hugh Montgomery, an agent to the Cherokees, to George Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831). Montgomery answers Gilmer's request for information on some Cherokees, including Walter Adair, Richard Taylor, and John Ross, who had sold their reservations under the Treaty of 1819. Montgomery provides information on the lineage of Ross, and several other Cherokee figures, describing their parentage and blood quantum. Montgomery complains that he cannot comment directly on any secret meetings that the Cherokee leaders might be holding regarding whether or not they plan to cooperate with the government's requests that they give up their land. He goes on to say that he is sure that the Cherokees are opposed to the idea of removal, or emigration, and that the only way to persuade them to leave is to pay them. Montgomery looks forward to the time when the Cherokee territory will be peopled by whites and rid of the "trouble of Indians."

Download or read book Letter 1829 Nov 2 Lawrenceville Georgia to George R Gilmer Governor of Georgia Milledgeville G Eorgi a written by and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John G. Park writes to Georgia Governor George R. Gilmer (1829-1831) on November 2, 1829 to report on conversations he had with Mr. Wofford, a resident of the Cherokee Nation, concerning the disputed boundary line between the Creek and Cherokee Nations. Wofford advises Park that many Cherokees can attest to the fact that the boundary line contended for is the original and true boundary between the nations, and some of those Cherokees will be among the group soon to be assembled at the Cherokee Agency for emigration to Arkansas. Since these people will be under the protection of the American government while at the agency, Wofford suggests that they will be more inclined to speak about the boundary. Wofford further recommends that a local man named Charles Gates be chosen as an agent to the Cherokees since he has more influence over them than any other man in the state. Park also mentions that the Cherokee Council is in session and that several Creeks are in attendance.

Download or read book Cherokees of the Old South written by Henry Thompson Malone and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1956, this book traces the progress of the Cherokee people, beginning with their native social and political establishments, and gradually unfurling to include their assimilation into “white civilization.” Henry Thompson Malone deals mainly with the social developments of the Cherokees, analyzing the processes by which they became one of the most civilized Native American tribes. He discusses the work of missionaries, changes in social customs, government, education, language, and the bilingual newspaper The Cherokee Phoenix. The book explains how the Cherokees developed their own hybrid culture in the mountainous areas of the South by inevitably following in the white man's footsteps while simultaneously holding onto the influences of their ancestors.

Download or read book Letter 1829 Nov 26 Cherokee Agency to George R Gilmer Governor of Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated November 26, 1829 from General John Coffee of the Cherokee Agency to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839) requesting information to help determine the actual boundary line between the Creeks and the Cherokees. Coffee writes that he has already sent a letter to outgoing governor John Forsyth (1827-1829), but suspects that Forsyth forgot to send instructions before he left office.

Download or read book Letter 1832 Nov 9 Etowah Cherokee Nation to Governor Wilson Lumpkin Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated November 9, 1832 from John Coffee in Etowah to Governor Wilson Lumpkin (Governor of Georgia, 1831-1835) in Milledgeville. Coffee mentions that he has enclosed with this letter the payroll for the third quarter, but it does not survive with this document. He goes on to report that the Cherokee Council has met and complains that he has had trouble learning much about their deliberations. Coffee says that he has heard that the Council appointed John Ross, Richard Taylor, Joseph Vann, and Baldridge as delegates to attend the coming session of Congress, but he is not sure if they have the authority to sign a treaty or if they will require that U.S. commissioners meet with them in the nation before they will consider a treaty. Coffee says that he suspects the latter case, as Ross would not jeopardize his popularity by signing a treaty without knowing for sure that it would be accepted by the rest of the nation. Coffee expresses his confidence, however, that a treaty will be signed if Andrew Jackson is re-elected. He closes the letter by suggesting that it would be wise to maintain troops in the area to guard against any unrest during and after the land lottery.

Download or read book Letter 1832 June 12 Etowah Cherokee Nation to Wilson Lumpkin Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated June 12, 1832 from General John Coffee in Etowah to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835), regarding recent events in the Cherokee Nation. Coffee promises the governor an official report of the recent murder of an Indian, and he makes reference to affidavits forwarded by Major Jones. Coffee also complains of his small force being divided up to cover a large piece of territory, and he warns that he can prevent neither Indians nor white men from violating the law and digging for gold in the area. He notes that two white men had been arrested the week before for that offense and some people running mills along the Chestatee River have been cutting away too much timber, rendering the land on the west bank of little or no value. He ends the letter by saying that he has learned that the prospect of signing a treaty with the Cherokees has worsened and refers to a Cherokee delegation returning from Washington, D.C.

Download or read book Letter 1832 Oct 9 Etowah Cherokee Nation to Wilson Lumpkin Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated October 9, 1832 from General John Coffee at Etowah to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). Coffee refers to a recent answer given to the secretary of war by Cherokee Chief John Ross regarding Cherokee lands in North Georgia and agrees that it was "high toned and insolent." Coffee maintains that many Cherokee leaders, however, are willing to sign a treaty with the United States, and he says that they have tried to encourage this idea among the rest of the Cherokees in the area. He mentions an upcoming meeting between the Cherokee council and U.S. commissioners and promises to send the governor all of the details of the meeting as he receives them. He goes on to say that he is confident that the land dispute will be settled soon and that they will meet with no real opposition from the Cherokees.

Download or read book Letter 1832 June 17 Etowah Cherokee Nation to Wilson Lumpkin Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated June 17, 1832 from General John Coffee at Etowah to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835). Coffee reports that the Cherokee delegation has returned from Washington and will hold a general council in a few days which he will attend. He says that Major Hugh Montgomery reported to him that John Ridge, upon his return home, said that there was no alternative left for the Cherokees except to treat with the United States. Coffee also reports on a meeting with some Cherokee Chiefs, including Going Snake, Thomas Foreman, and John Walker, the latter of whom was opposed by the other chiefs but garnered the most support from the people who attended the meeting. Coffee says that he himself had been told that the Indians would be willing to treat in return for land reserves in the state. He closes the letter by recounting the Surveyors' complaints that the Indians were defacing their markers, and he promises to send a detachment the following week to cause them to desist.

Download or read book Letter 1832 Mar 3 Camp Lumpkin to Governor Wilson Lumpkin Milledgeville Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter dated March 3, 1832 from John Coffee to Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia (1831-1835), regarding the efforts to remove the Cherokee Indians from the state of Georgia. Coffee reports that he has conversed with numerous Cherokee leaders respecting their delegation in Washington, and the anticipated outcomes of congressional deliberations on the subject. Coffee then goes on to discuss ways to convince the Cherokees to emigrate. He expresses his confidence that most of the Cherokees will agree to enroll for emigration by October. Coffee goes on to boast of the popularity of the Georgia Guard amongst the Cherokees, and he criticizes the efforts of some to destroy his reputation. He makes reference to two missionaries to the Cherokees (Elizur Butler and Samuel Worcester) imprisoned by the guard and remarks that he has declined to auction off their property considering the move very impolitic at presen.

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Download or read book Letter 1831 Dec 28 Washington to John Ross Cherokee Nation written by and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a letter from John Martin and John Ridge, Cherokee leaders in Washington, to John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, dated December 28, 1831. Martin and Ridge report to Ross on the progress of the Cherokee delegation in Washington and their decision to delay the delivery of the Cherokee Memorial to Congress. They indicate that they have news of atrocities against the Cherokees in Georgia. They further inform Ross that [Elias] Boudinot and [John] Ridge have met with Henry Clay who has pledged his support. They lament the hypocrisy with which they are met in dealing with the U.S. government. In addition, Martin and Ridge make reference to a delegation of Creek leaders also in Washington and comment on [William] Wirt's involvement in the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia.