Handley, George, 1752-1793 [Extract from minutes of the Georgia Executive Council regarding the Creek Nation]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03113 Author/Creator: Handley, George, 1752-1793 Place Written: Georgia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 March 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy
Extract from the minutes of the Georgia Executive Council prepared by George Handley, secretary of the council and later Governor of Georgia (1788-1789). Relates to an act recently passed respecting land within the state and the appointment of Major General [Lachlan] McIntosh, Colonel Elijah Clarke, and Colonel [Benjamin] Hawkins as commissioners for enacting the resolution. In addition, the Governor of Georgia, Samuel Elbert (1785-1786) is directed to appoint a commissioner to meet with the Creek Indians "in order to ascertain and determine the Line between the White people and the Indians of this State."
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