Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.

In the letter Blount reports on the progress of the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; although the team is having difficulty finding its next point, his "prospects have brightend" and his "hopes strengthend lately"; the commissioner from Alabama (who "appeard to be a great...

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Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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Blount, Richard A. (Richard Augustus), 1774-1849; Sanford, John W. A., 1798-1870; Alabama--Description and travel; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission; Georgia--Description and travel; Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865; Real property--Alabama; Real property--Georgia
description In the letter Blount reports on the progress of the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; although the team is having difficulty finding its next point, his "prospects have brightend" and his "hopes strengthend lately"; the commissioner from Alabama (who "appeard to be a great woodsman in the Creek Country") maintains that "we shall not miss the mark either way but a few miles." Blount also discusses the "uncommonly dry weather" and the landscape in northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia ("Sometimes a pretty country, tho but little rich land"). A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]
spelling Q0000026375 - Q0000026377, Q0000026397 - Q0000026398Q26375 - Q26377, Q26397 - Q26398Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.In the letter Blount reports on the progress of the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; although the team is having difficulty finding its next point, his "prospects have brightend" and his "hopes strengthend lately"; the commissioner from Alabama (who "appeard to be a great woodsman in the Creek Country") maintains that "we shall not miss the mark either way but a few miles." Blount also discusses the "uncommonly dry weather" and the landscape in northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia ("Sometimes a pretty country, tho but little rich land"). A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]1826 August 121826-08-121820-1829Blount, Richard A. (Richard Augustus), 1774-1849; Sanford, John W. A., 1798-1870; Alabama--Description and travel; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission; Georgia--Description and travel; Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865; Real property--Alabama; Real property--GeorgiaTextCorrespondenceBlount, Richard A.Richard A. Blount PapersLPR96, Box 2v8567Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3795
title Letter from Richard Blount in the "Cherokee Nation 165 miles on our course," to John W. A. Sanford in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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