- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1821 Aug. 8, Milledgeville, [Georgia to John Clark,] Governor [of Georgia] / Daniel Sturges
- Creator:
- Sturges, Daniel, d. 1823
- Date of Original:
- 1821-08-08
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Government relations
Surveying
Sturges, Benjamin - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - 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.
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:
- tcc477
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc477
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc477#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc477/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- 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
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 48, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Indians of North America--Government relations
Letters
Sturges, Benjamin
Surveying
Georgia
Page: [1]
Milledgeville
8th August 1821.
Sir,
As you will no doubt cause a Book to be prepared for the use of the Executive Office, similar to that which has been arranged and digested by Edward Cary Esquire; permit me to solicit your Excellency to confer that Job on my Son Benjamin H. Sturges when the proper period arrives for its performance. Having suffered considerably in the service of the publick [public] whilst engaged in laying out the districts in the County of Early, particularly as respects his detention at Fort Gains, in waiting for an Indian Guard which was [added text: at ] that time deemed indispensible [indispensable] ; you may think his claim to Executive favor is better founded than most of those who will tender their services. Should your Excellency be so friendly as to reciprocate my wishes on this score, I will pledge myself that the work shall be performed in that systematic style which generally characterizes my own Official transactions.
I am Your Excellency Most Obedt. [Obedient] Servant
[Signed] Daniel Sturges
Page: [2]
Letter Daniel Sturges
August 1821
Land Lottery
Page: [3]
His Excellency The Governor