John A. Cuthbert letter, 1834

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John A. Cuthbert letter, 1834

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The John A. Cuthbert letter from Milledgeville, 10 June 1834, to Hiram Warner (1802-1881) contains an explanation of the points of law relating to rights of Georgians regarding Cherokee property as determined by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832). The letter was likely regarding an act of the Georgia state legislature of 1833 in defiance of the court's opinion regarding Georgia's jurisdiction over the Cherokees. In the letter, Cuthbert explains to Warner (also a congressman, judge of the State Superior Court, and chief justice of the State Supreme Court) why the act is unconstitutional.

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Cuthbert, John A. (John Albert), 1788-1881

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John A. Cuthbert, brother of Alfred Cuthbert, was born in Savannah, Georgia, on June 3, 1788. He studied law at Princeton College and graduated in 1805. After admission to the bar in 1809 he practiced law in Eatonton, Georgia. During the War of 1812, he commanded a volunteer company. In 1822, President Monroe appointed Cuthbert a commissioner to treat with the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Later Cuthbert served as editor and subsequently proprietor of the Federal Union at Milledgeville, Georgia, f...