United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Clark, John, 1766-18321819-11-22Letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt Bibb, regarding the apprehension and return of a "negro man slave, property of Theoderick Montfort of [the] County of Putnam." "I do hereby demand of your Excellency that the said Gideon Berry, may be apprehended and delivered up to James Whitfield and Lewis Hayward, or either of them, ... in order that he may undergo a further trial for the offence [offense] with which he has been found guilty." John Clark (1766-1832) was a major general in the Georgia militia, state representative, U.S. Indian agent, and governor of Georgia from 1819 to 1823. For further information, see the article "John Clark"https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-clark-1766-1832 in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Slavery--Southern StatesFugitive slaves--GeorgiaEnslaved persons--GeorgiaFreedom seekers--GeorgiaExtraditionJohn Clark letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt BibbText