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Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1783-01-14 - 1870-12-28

Biography

Wilson Lumpkin was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to Indian Territory to make way for development of their lands by European Americans.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Jackson Papers, 1813-1847

 Collection
Identifier: MC-1954-109
Scope and Contents Ten of these items are letters, two of them addressed to his wife, Rachel. Other letters are mostly concerned with military matters, one addressed to James Calhoun who was at the time Secretary of War. Jackson writes to Gov. William Schley of Georgia informing him that "Jessup has not delivered the Creek prisoners to the State of Georgia." Also included are a number of badly faded photostats.Interesting item: In a letter written to Governor Lumpkin, May 28, 1835, Jackson...
Dates: 1813 - 1847

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Cherokee Indians -- Land tenure. 1
Georgia -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Sources. 1
Land grants -- Georgia 1
Land titles -- Georgia 1