William Wyatt Bibb letter and miscellany 1808, 1820

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William Wyatt Bibb letter and miscellany 1808, 1820

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Bibb served as AlabamaÕs first territorial governor (1817-1819) and became the first Governor under the state Constitution in 1819. Letter from Bibb to General D. B. Mitchell of Savannah, Georgia, discussing national and international politics (February 5, 1808), and an official document confirming Jeremiah Reaves as the newly elected justice of the peace for Dallas County, Alabama (June 29, 1820).

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820

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William W. Bibb was a United States representative and senator from Georgia. From the description of William W. Bibb letter, 1812 Apr. 8. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122520226 William Wyatt Bibb was born in Virginia in 1780. After graduating from William and Mary College, he went on to study medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1801 he received his M.D. degree and moved to Georgia. In Georgia, Bibb became interested in politics. H...