Letter from J. F. Schermerhorn in New Echota, Georgia, to Governor Clement C. Clay.
In the letter Schermerhorn discusses the Treaty of New Echota, which had been signed the day before. He mentions the terms of the treaty, such as the removal of the Cherokee Indians, the survey of the newly acquired lands by the federal government, and the proposed assimilation of Indian families wh...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2178 |