- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Wereat
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Date of Original:
- 1785/1795
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia--Bryan County
Plantation owners--Georgia--Bryan County
Auditors--Georgia
Statesmen--Georgia - People:
- Wereat, John, ca. 1733-1799
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- John Wereat served briefly as de facto governor of Georgia in 1779 and is best known for his attempt in 1795 to thwart the Yazoo land fraud, a corrupt deal between the state legislature and land speculators.
Image of a portrait of John Wereat. He wears a dark jacket and white cravat. Wereat served briefly as de facto governor of Georgia in 1779 and is best known for his attempt in 1795 to thwart the Yazoo land fraud, a corrupt deal between the state legislature and land speculators. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/john-wereat-ca-1733-1799/m-1179/
- Rights Holder:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Original Collection:
- John Wereat letter to John Gibbons
https://7063.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AABC&record=e70455fb-88b8-4513-a50e-4deaa1e50a89 - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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