United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181799-04-00Petition dated April 1799 from sundry inhabitants of Jackson County (Georgia) to Governor of Georgia James Jackson (1798-1801) respecting the case of William Hodge, indicted for horse stealing. The petitioners request that the Governor pardon Hodge since the horse(s) in question belonged to an Indian. The petitioners reason that since the complainant was not white, the thief should not be punished. Among a number of signatures is that of Augustus Christian George Elholm, former Adjutant General of Georgia. Other papers relevant to this case also appear in the Southeastern Native American Documents Database as documents tcc375 and tcc376.Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc374engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 44, folder 05, document 02.Horse stealingIndians of North America[Petition on behalf of William Hodge] Apr. 1799, Jackson County, [Georgia to] Governor [of Georgia] James JacksonText