Cherokee Indians -- Relocation

Scope and Contents A small group of photostatic copies of muster rolls pertaining to the removal of the Cherokee Indians in the 1830s. Included are: A muster roll of Cherokee Indians who emigrated to the west in the years 1832 & 3 all of which received the commutation allowance by the govt. ; A muster roll of Cherokee Indians who emigrated to the west of the Mississippi in the years 1831 & 2 -- those who did not receive the commutation allowance by the government set out on the 14th April 1832 under...

Scope and Contents Signed executive order given by Georgia Governor, G.R. Gilmer. "We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your patrtiotism, valor, conduct and fidelity, do by these presents constitute and appoint you, 1st Lieutenant of a company of volunteers raised from the 24th Regiment by the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, under a requisition from the authority of the President of the United States, to serve for three months, in removing the Cherokee Indians, and defending the people of the...