John Thompson

AKA: Rev. John Thompson
Released
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Georgia
Time Imprisoned:
7 Days
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Biography

The Reverend John Thompson was an American Board (ABCFM) missionary in the Cherokee Nation. He was arrested twice by the Georgia Guard during 1831 but was not among the eleven men ultimately sentenced in September.

Cases

Charges: Residing in the Cherokee Nation without a Georgia license (March 1831 Georgia Guard arrest).
Arrested: Mar 14, 1831
Incarcerated: Mar 14, 1831
Released: Mar 19, 1831
Sentence: Arrested about March 14, 1831 and discharged March 19 with Samuel Worcester when Judge Clayton treated the missionaries as federally authorized agents. Verdict as recorded: No — discharged with Samuel Worcester by Judge Clayton.
Convicted: No
Camp Gilmer
Charges: Residing in the Cherokee Nation without a Georgia license (June 1831 Georgia Guard arrest).
Arrested: Jun 23, 1831
Incarcerated: Jun 23, 1831
Released: Jun 25, 1831
Sentence: Marched some forty to fifty miles, chained by the ankle overnight and briefly placed in the Camp Gilmer jail; Colonel John W. A. Sanford called him out and discharged him within minutes. Verdict as recorded: No — discharged by Colonel John W. A. Sanford minutes after arrival.
Convicted: No
Institution State: Georgia

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