John Clark letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt Bibb, 1819 November 22

Summary

Creator:

Clark, John, 1766-1832

Date:

1819 November 22

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

John Clark letter to the governor of Alabama, ms 2469. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

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."

Biographical / historical:

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" at the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slavery -- Southern States.
Extradition
Fugitive slaves -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Preferred citation:

John Clark letter to the governor of Alabama, ms 2469. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.