John MacPherson Berrien letter to Richard Henry Wilde, 1821 October 10

Summary

Creator:

Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856

Date:

1821 October 10

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

John MacPherson Berrien letter to Richard Henry Wilde, ms 1539. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated October 10, 1821, to "R. H. Wilde," signed "John MacPherson Berrien," regarding another arrest at Wilde's command.

Biographical / historical:

John Macpherson Berrien was an eloquent lawyer, a U.S. senator, and the attorney general of the United States during U.S. president Andrew Jackson's administration. Berrien County, created in south Georgia in 1856, is named for him.

For more information, see the article John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Arrest -- Georgia -- Augusta.
Correspondence

Names:

Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847 -- Correspondence

Preferred citation:

John MacPherson Berrien letter to Richard Henry Wilde, ms 1539. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.