Proclamation of Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Proclamation of Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
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.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
20
author
in collection
note
Enclosed in Knox to US Senate, 12/10/1792.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Edward Telfair
armed men on the western frontier
amicable Indians of the Cherokee nation
innocent persons
atrocious offenders
officers, civil and military
notable location
Georgia
notable item/thing
law of the land
murder
felony
unwarrantable proceedings
violation of law
horrors of Indian warware
punishment due their offenses
lawless and outrageous procedures
notable phrase
"That to murder any free Indian in amity is [considered] by the law of the land as penal to all intents and purposes whatsoever as to murder any white" and "that by the law of the land any person rescuing any prisoners so committed is guilty of felony."
document number
1792112090000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Governor Edward Telfair | [unknown] | [n/a] |