Georgia Historical SocietyUnited States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.442471785/1795John 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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/John Wereat letter to John Gibbonshttps://7063.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AABC&record=e70455fb-88b8-4513-a50e-4deaa1e50a89Governors--GeorgiaPoliticians--Georgia--Bryan CountyPlantation owners--Georgia--Bryan CountyAuditors--GeorgiaStatesmen--GeorgiaJohn WereatStillImage