The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-02

" release and Discharge III their claims demands, and
manner than out Of the moneys arising byahe sale and
disposal OF the aforesaid iands IN manner aforesaid
Seventh From an extract purporng to have been pre-
scented TO lords OF the trade BY Dartmouth, and Others
The price which the British proposed TO demand Tor said
snds which are described 70 BE- Of uncommon richness
and fertility is stated TO be sixpence per acre. which
would produce Coz 500 consequently their area would
comprise 100000 acres and that the aggregate sum OF
The ds dug 81" the oI O
from provincial taxes for five years and an exemption
to settlers from attending al Savannah as jurors and all
other duties except the mlilla would produce Ii2oooo
And
Eighth From the proclamation published by Sir James
Wright governor Of said province, gath OF oclobe fI4
land that were coded by the Creeks and Cberokees as
aforesaid and that they would be sold exempt from me
payment OF quitTens for the term OF ten years from INT
date oil each grant; and that some other exempuons
would be granted to said settlers by the legislature oil sad
province american Archives, VOL 1, folio SSS) And
Ninth. From extracts purport,ng 70 nave oeen maoe
the 21h OF March. 4h OF April and "a OF May. l7,o.
that measures adopted, in compliance with me
wishes Of said traders, for the survey, sale and alio
ment of lands upon which required that portion
OF each sale allotment should be settled, 10 add
strength to the province, and augment the value oil the
remainder OF the lands allotted to and held by each trader
And,
Tenth From afdavis made on the 18th of July, 1871,
by Thomas Sheman that he purchased parcel Of sand
coded lands from commissioners appointed by Governor
Wright 10 sell said lands, for which parcel he paid and
obtained grant under The hand OF said Wright and the
great seal OF the province, dated 2lst OF March, l77o
Eleventh From an affidavit made on the 18th OF July,
1884, that he and three other persons were appointed p
Governor Wright and did act as commissioners 70 sell
the aforesaid lands thai they disposed OF some parcels
thereof; gave certificates upon which grants were issued
in many instances and received pay for the same, and
handed il over TO John Graham, receiver appointed Dy
said governor. And
i Twelfth From statement made on the 18th of No.
yember. 1900, by George Walton. that the Declaration Of
independence and the war OF the revolution interrupted
and further proceedings in the premises by the
aforesaid commissioners and that the Legislature o. the
State Of Georgia aIterwardsto wit in the year 1850
passed act 70 dispose OF said lands and therein pro-
vided for paying the debts which said Indians had con-
aced 10 such of said traders friendly TO the re-
public, or the State of Georgia. And
II Thirteenth. From extract purportlng TO have been
taken from the colonial records volume 10, IN the execu
tive department. that memorial was presented to the as
semby OF said province on the OH OF June, l7sO oy
Lamhbin McGlivrey, then member OF the executive
council wherein he stated that he knew George Galphin
WE'LL that he had faithfully served his king and country;
and that at the commencement OF Inc rebellion ne ae.
clared that he would Jake any part therein further
10 prevent the mercess savages from numbering the
helpless women and children, which he happily effected
wherefore said petitioner hoped the house would 6e
pleased to extend their mercy and forgiveness him
which memorial was laid on the table Tor the perusa Of
members And !,
actual bill Of attander that passed by the provincial
legislature of Georgia the year 1850, and now IN the
possession of Peter Force esq, OF this city, tnai ine
name Of George Galphin is not contained IN saia ac' o.
Fifteenth From the Royal Gazette published at Sayan
on the asd Of May aa asa sand sS n ,ns
packet the 7h of May. l7s2, from Charleston, South
Carolina, for Falmouth. And,
September, i1ss, that said McGillivrey-and who j.
named as an executor in the will OF George Gaphin. ties
tator aforesaid-was inscribed bill of atiainder tina
passed BY the Legislature OF the State Of Georgia.
Seventeenth From the act Of said legislature. passet
January 49, in the year 7S0 or l7s3 lsee Princes new
Digest 5l72l that the State oil Georgia asserting I'M
right oil eminent domain the lands that had beef
coded by the Creek and Cherokee Indians 10 the Grown
for the purpose OF dischargng their debts 10 the trader
mspQRsd aAd 70 dispose Q. SAID
the same claim that the lands in the county OF Wlke
originally given up and ceded 10 the government
Great Britain BY the Creek and Cherokee Indians salts
faction and discharge Of certain debts and due b.
said Indians to the said certain persons commonly cae
Indian traders-dd, by the 23d section thereof enac
that any persons having pretending to have, an
such claim, do lay their claims and accounts before TIN
whatever claims shall be found Just and proper, an
due TO the friends OF America shall be paid by ireasu
cerhcales fof The amount payable within two, three
!. Ard.
Eighteenth From the acts passed by the legislature
the State OF Georgia the 9Th OF February l7s3 sec
tons and q ibid, folios 32l22) and 22d of February
l7s4, (secton 10, ibid olios 529-30 and 22d Of Feb
ruary, 17s. lseciion ibid, folio 53i that said Sta
did set apart certain portions OF the INDICATED land
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soldiers in the continental State service and
titled to bounes in lands, and what the prices were TO
which she offered TO sell her other lands small parcels
10 actual settlers. And,
Nineteenth From ACT OF Parliament passed in 1890
chickering's Statutes vol 81. p. 38) that the sum oil
Et9,556 lie. ID. appropriated to indemnify those
subjects OF Great Britain and traders aforesaid who
entitled TO claim out OF the proceeds OF the sales OF the
lands that bad been ceded in the year l773 10 the Crown
by the Creek and Cherokee Indians discharge debts
that were then due from them TO said traders. And
twentieth. From copies OF many memorials purportng
10 have been addressed and presented TO the legislature
Georgia by Thomas Galphin executor OF the will OF
George Gaphin esta,or aforesaid; and by Caleb Good
win. attorney OF Thomas Gaphn aforesaid, and vii.
liam Dunbar, executors Of the will OF said iesaio and
BY Barna Mckenna, qualified executor OF the will OF
said Thomas; and by Miledge Galphin, also executor
OF the will OF his iaher the esato last aforesaid that
many applications have been made the legislature OF
the Stale OF Georgia between the years 1893 and 1870,
and that favorable reports have been made thereon al
most as frequsnuy; yet without relief having been
granted, notwithstanding the obligation OF the said State
TO pay this claim has been almost uniformly acknowl-
ground that said State had succeeded TO the tract org
naly accepted by the Crown, primarily for the Of
the aforesaid traders and thai having appropriated the
Aforesaid coded lands for the general benefit OF her c
zens she had simultaneously assumed such o the debts
for the discharge whereof they had been ceded
due 10 the friends Of America. And,
/ Tweny.frst From affidavit made 10th December,
1793 and certificate made 3la October 1918, by Charles
Goodwin that he went m agent and attorney OF the
utors OF George Galphn London in the fall OF 1901
and applied for the payment of the debt aforementioned
being due to the said George out OF the proceeds oil the
sales OF the aforesaid coded lands but without success
Il bcca fhe had O.