Proclamation of Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
Document 1792This is Governor Telfair's proclmation in which he declares that the murder of a friendly Indian is to be considered by the laws of Georgia the same as the murder of a white person and the offenders are to be punished according to this principle.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
This is Governor Telfair's proclmation in which he declares that the murder of a friendly Indian is to be considered by the laws of Georgia the same as the murder of a white person and the offenders are to be punished according to this principle.
Date
11/20/1792
Author
Collection
Document number
1792112090000
Note
Enclosed in Knox to US Senate, 12/10/1792.
Notable persons
Edward Telfair
armed men on the western frontier
amicable Indians of the Cherokee nation
innocent persons
atrocious offenders
officers, civil and military
Notable locations
Georgia
Notable items
law of the land
murder
felony
unwarrantable proceedings
violation of law
horrors of Indian warware
punishment due their offenses
lawless and outrageous procedures