Letter, 1821 Aug. 8, Milledgeville, [Georgia to John Clark,] Governor [of Georgia] / Daniel Sturges
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
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| Creator: | Sturges, Daniel, d. 1823 |
| Title: | Letter, 1821 Aug. 8, Milledgeville, [Georgia to John Clark,] Governor [of Georgia] / Daniel Sturges |
| Date: | 1821 Aug. 8 |
| Description: | This document is a letter from Daniel Sturges to an unnamed Governor of Georgia, probably John Clark (1819-1823), dated August 8, 1821 in which Sturges requests that his son, Benjamin, be appointed to prepare materials for the Executive. He mentions Benjamin's successful service to the state in laying out the districts of Early County despite his difficulty in securing an Indian guard. Such a guard was considered indispensable at the time. Document ID: tcc477. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Indians of North America--Government relations | Sturges, Benjamin | Surveying | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 06, document 01. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc477 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |