William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait


Descriptive Summary
Title: William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait
Creator: Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820
Inclusive Dates: 1816 June 25
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2705
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.