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William H. Torrance letter to George W. Crawford

"The collection consists of one letter: dated Milledgeville, February 15, 1830, to George W. Crawford, signed William H. Torrance, regarding the arrest of Elijah H. Burritt of the Milledgeville Statesman & Patriot for possessing insurrectionary literature, which was discovered by John Polhill."

More About This Collection

Creator
Torrance, William H., 1792-1837

Date of Original
1830-02-15

Subject
Prohibited books--Georgia
Slavery--United States--Controversial literature--1830-
Newspapers--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia

People
Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838

Location
United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321

Medium
letters (correspondence)
correspondence

Type
Text

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_0611

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights

1. William H. Torrance letter to George W. Crawford

Creator:: Torrance, William H., 1792-1837
Date of Original:: 1830-02-15
Collection:: William H. Torrance letter to George W. Crawford
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library