United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Sturges, Daniel, d. 18231821-08-08This 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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc477engMode 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 48, folder 06, document 01.Indians of North America--Government relationsSurveyingSturges, BenjaminLetter, 1821 Aug. 8, Milledgeville, [Georgia to John Clark,] Governor [of Georgia] / Daniel SturgesText