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Peter Early letters

Peter Early letters

Descriptive Summary

Title: Peter Early letters
Creator: Early, Mr. (Peter), 1773-1817
Creator: Cobb, Thomas Willis, 1784-1830
Inclusive Dates: 1814-1815
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) 2 letters
Collection Number: ms1097
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Peter Early (1773-1817), politician and judge, U.S. Congressman (1802-1806), Georgia Governor (1813-1815), resided in Greene County, Georgia.

See also article, Peter Early (1773-1817), in the New Georgia Encyclopdia and his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter to Governor Peter Early from the Solicitor General of the Western District of Georgia Thomas W. Cobb, dated October 31, 1814, which discusses court business and a letter from Early to Seaborn Jones, dated January 8, 1815, regarding land sales and the settlement of debts between Early and Jones.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Peter Early letters, ms 1097. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Court administration -- Georgia.
Governors -- Georgia.
Jones, Seaborn, 1788-1864

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Letter to Governor Peter Early from the Solicitor General of the Western District of Georgia Thomas W. Cobb, 1814 October 31
 
11Letter from Peter Early to Seaborn Jones, 1815 January 8