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Size | 1 volume |
Abstract | MICROFILM ONLY. Return John Meigs was the son of Major John Meigs of Connecticut and Elizabeth (Henshaw) Meigs. He should not be confused with Return J. Meigs (1740-1823), Revolutionary officer and Indian agent; with Return J. Meigs (1764-1824), United States senator and governor of Ohio; or with Return J. Miegs (1801-1891), Tennessee lawyer and state librarian. Journal of Return John Meigs, 5 June-12 October 1835, kept while he was secretary to the commissioners authorized to negotiate with the Eastern Cherokees in north Georgia and Tennessee. The journal records Meigs's itinerary through western North Carolina, north Georgia, and Tennessee, and indicates places where he lodged, meals eaten, church attendence, scenery, persons met, and business activities. The commissioners included J. F. Schermerhorn and William Carroll. They are mentioned in the journal, along with Elbert Herring and Cherokee chiefs John Ridge and John Ross. In addition to the journal entries, the volume includes Meigs's travel accounts and copies of his own correspondence and that of others. |
Creator | Meigs, Return John, 1782-1851. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Return John Meigs was the son of Major John Meigs of Connecticut and Elizabeth (Henshaw) Meigs. He should not be confused with Return J. Meigs (1740-1823), Revolutionary officer and Indian agent; with Return J. Meigs (1764-1824), United States senator and governor of Ohio; or with Return J. Miegs (1801-1891), Tennessee lawyer and state librarian.
Back to TopMICROFILM ONLY. Journal of Return John Meigs, 5 June-12 October 1835, kept while he was secretary to the commissioners authorized to negotiate with the Eastern Cherokees in north Georgia and Tennessee. The journal records Meigs's itinerary through western North Carolina, north Georgia, and Tennessee, and indicates places where he lodged, meals eaten, church attendence, scenery, persons met, and business activities. The commissioners included J. F. Schermerhorn and William Carroll. They are mentioned in the journal, along with Elbert Herring and Cherokee chiefs John Ridge and John Ross. In addition to the journal entries, the volume includes Meigs's travel accounts and copies of his own correspondence and that of others.
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