THE UNITED STATES AND GEORGIA
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR,


eth .tor. 1896.
Sir: A long and Distressing lines. ha. prevented
me from repyipg to your letter oi the 9th u,lmo.
Since my partial recovery have su mittrd il 10
the President, by whom am instructed 10 say tha,
you appear 10 latour under most serious mistake
~ supposing that the last treaty with the Greeks
has affected in any msnnet the boundary oi Georgia.
There IS not title IN the treaty that has The most
distant allusiom 10 that object nor for one momen.
would discussion have been admitted thereon,
a, II es entirely cut OF the con pe,ency of the Cen
erai Government. In ahxlously wishing to embrace
all the land within the limits OF Georgia every ef.
lo,t was made to induce them 10 agree 10 a clause
TO that elect, In so many words. They ptrempto.
ry refused on The ground OF their ignorance Of the
direction Of that line Had the dividing line between
Georgia and Alabama been established, think il
mighty probable, that We should have succeeded in
obtaining their renqushmtnt; he more especisl.
!! as perceive that even by the line run by the
''eoIela commissioners, 10 which is under stood,
uhothclally. the Aahana Commissioners dissented,
there ~ less Than 100000 acres OF Indian Lands.
IL is Mslter OF regret tha, aty cifheu,iy should
nave occurred between Georgia and A ALBANIA in fi1-
ing Their dividing line as The President had de sign
CO. me moment the line had bern established, 10 o.
pen iresh negotiations with the Greeks Tor the pur.
pose OF procuring any fragment OF land such line
might have lei, OF theirs within the limit. Of cor.
sla. Without entering at all into the merits Of
ne controversy between Georgia and Alabama, your
Excellency must at once perceive thar the original
d'thculy 70 an entire cession continues to impede
our course, and the first instant that shall be reno.
we'd will be the one whio h the Executive will EN-.
brace TO carry into effect, by fresh negotiation,
practicable, the entire cession.


nave the honor TO be, sir, your obedent serl'h


JAMES BARBOUR.


His Exctllency Geo M Troup,


Governor Of Gscrga