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John Clark letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt Bibb

The collection consists of one letter 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."

More About This Collection

Creator
Clark, John, 1766-1832

Date of Original
1819-11-22

Subject
Slavery--Southern States
Fugitive slaves--Georgia
Freedom seekers--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Extradition

People
Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820

Location
United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434

Medium
letters (correspondence)
correspondence

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of one letter 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 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.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_2469

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

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