- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1817 Mar. 7, Savannah [to] Governor David B. Mitchell, Milledgeville / Anthony Porter
- Creator:
- Porter, Anthony, fl. 1812
- Date of Original:
- 1817-03-07
- Subject:
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment
Indian agents
Creek Indians--Government relations
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
Governors--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated March 7, 1817 from Anthony Porter to Governor David B. Mitchell (Governor of Georgia, 1815-1817) recommending a young man named William R. Wearing to be appointed to the position left by the recent death of Doctor Proctor. Porter also notes that he has learned from recent newspapers from Milledgeville that Governor Mitchell is leaving office to become Agent of Indian Affairs in the Creek Nation and will be replaced by William Rabun (Governor of Georgia, 1817-1819).
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:
- tcc909
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc909
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc909#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc909/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 80, folder 20, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Savannah
7th March 1817.
Dear Sir.
Doctor Proctor, Health Offcr [Officer] for the Port of Savannah, who has been absent from this place for the last three Weeks with his family to some part of the Southward, perhaps to a Plantation of his, has it is understood deceased very recently -- The intelligence reached town this evening.
The object of this letter is principally to recommend to your notice, a young man with whom I have been personally acquainted since my residence here as a person every way well qualified to fill the vacancy created by the death above mentioned -- He is desirous of obtaining the appointment, and from his abilities, & sober steady attention to business I [added text: have ] no hesitation in recommending him as a man well qualified for the Office and One it would give
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much satisfaction to many very respectable Citizens of this place to see obtain it -- His name is Wm. [William] R. Wearing -- he is a native of So. [South] Carolina & has resided for the last 18 months in this place -- he is [deleted text: very ] generally, much esteemed for his modest, unassuming deportment, & is a man of acknowledged talents -- If in making a selection of a person to fill that appointment, you could feel willing to confer it upon him, you would render an essential benefit to a very worthy and deserving young man --
It would seem from some recent papers from Milledgeville, that in all probability you have [unclear text: ere ] this resigned the Office of Governor of the State into the hands of Wm. [William] Rabun Esquire President of the [deleted text: State ] [added text: Senate ], and accepted the appointment of Agent of Indian Affairs in the Creek Nation, which it is understood here, has been twice offered to you. Be this as it may, I have taken the liberty of addressing you as the Governor, and if before this letter comes to hand you should have resignd [resigned]
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I hope you will mention his name to the acting Governor and in a way calculated to promote the object of his obtaining the appointment -- I make no doubt but that you will receive letters from Several respectable Citizens of this place recommending him warmly for the appointment, and I feel pursuaded [persuaded] they will [added text: be ] as I am, actuated from the sounded [unclear text: moties ] for his personal worth and talents and from a wish to see the Office filled by a man of that Character.
I am Dear Sir, Your Most Ob. Sert. [Obedient Servant] [document damaged]
[Signed] Anthony Porter
His Excellency Governor Mitchell --
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His Excellency David B. Mitchell Governor of Georgia Milledgeville
Favor of Mr. Barrow