- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Extract of description of] Senate chamber [of Georgia legislature]
- Date of Original:
- 1730/1842
- Subject:
- Five Civilized Tribes--Government relations
Georgia. General Assembly. Senate--Buildings
Georgia--History--1775-1865
Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856--Portraits - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legal documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This undated, unsigned document is an excerpt of a description of the physical appearance of the Senate chamber in the Georgia legislature. The author pays particular attention to a portrait of George M. Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827), and indicates that the artist tried to capture Troup during the "exciting" phase of his career during which the federal government and the state of Georgia were in conflict regarding the various Indian nations within Georgia borders. Portraits of John Clark, former Governor of Georgia (1819-1823), William H. Crawford, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are also mentioned.
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. - Local Identifier:
- krc087
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc087
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc087#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc087/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 09, folder 09, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Legislature [unclear text: not be called ]
Senate Chamber
On the right [added text: &partially rear ] of the President of the Senate is a life-size portrait of George M. Troup. He appears as seated at his desk in the Executive department, with a pen in his [added text: right ] hand, a map of the Territory of Georgia at his side; a written paper in his left hand and other documents near by. The portrait is evidently intended to represent G [George] M Troup in one of the exciting times during his administration when the federal government attempted to exercise jurisdiction over the Indian territories of Georgia. There is a "By the Eternal" air about the features of the portrait, as marked by the painter as Troup in his day stamped [deleted text: his ] firmness & wisdom upon the measures of his administration.
On the left [added text: & partially rear ] , of the President is the life size portrait of John Clark, former Governor of the State, and the leading political opponent of Gov Troup from
1820 to
1828. As Troup & Clark were able, [added text: & ] gallant leaders in their day, it is well that their portraits [illegible text] stand out in full view of the Senators as exemplars of chivalrous devotion to Georgia
On the [deleted text: side ] wall [added text: on the ] left of the President [deleted text: is ] are life size portraits of Wm. [William] H. Crawford & George Washington --
On opposite wall Thos [Thomas] Jefferson & Gen Jackson -- Jackson in military dress, epaulets, sash, sword &c, &c, [et cetera et cetera]