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[Legislative report], 1818 Nov. 3, State House, Milledgeville, [Georgia to the] fellow citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives / W[illia]m Rabun

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William Rabun, Governor of Georgia, addresses the state Senate and House of Representatives, November 3, 1818. He reviews recent events pertinent to the governance of the state, including the conclusion of the first Seminole War and the massacre by Captain Obed Wright and his troops at the Creek village of Chehaw, the running of the boundary line by Wilson Lumpkin between the state and Indian nations, and the violation of slave trade laws.Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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  1. Boundaries
  2. Creek Indians
  3. Seminole War, 1st, 1817 1818
  4. Slave Trade
  5. Slaver
  6. Violence Against

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