William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait, 1816 June 25

Summary

Creator:

Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820

Date:

1816 June 25

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait, ms2705, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter (and transcript of the letter) regarding the public outrage stemming from his congressional proposal to fix the salaries of senators and congressmen, and Bibb's ideas concerning the successor to Col. Benjamin Hawkins, who served as Indian Agent, mentioning Genl. McIntosh as a possibility.

Biographical / historical:

William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) was both a Georgia congressman and senator, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Alabama. For more information, see the Congressional biography for William Wyatt Bibb.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Indian agents -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Names:

United States. Congress -- Salaries, etc.
Tait, Charles, 1768-1835 -- Correspondence
Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816

Places:

United States -- Officials and employees.

Preferred citation:

William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait, ms2705, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.