State of Georgia act, 1806.

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State of Georgia act, 1806.

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Act, 1806, is an amendment titled "An Act for ordering and governing slaves within this province and for establishing a jurisdiction for the trial of offenses committed by such slaves and other persons therein mentioned and to prevent the inveighing and carrying away of slaves from their masters, owners, or employers". The Act was signed by Benjamin Whitaker, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Edward Telfair, President of the Senate, and was approved by Ga. Governor Jared Irwin.

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Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807

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Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father and politician who served as the Governor of the state of Georgia between 1786 and 1787, and again from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation. Born on his family's ancestral estate in western Scotland, Telfair graduated from the Kirkcudbright Grammar School before acquiring commercial training. He immigrated to America in 175...

Julett, Adelbert.

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Irwin, Jared, 1768-1818

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Whitaker, Benjamin J., 1956-

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Johnston, George W., 1950-

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Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston were related to Adelbert Julett, who was the honorary curator of the State of New York and from whom they received the document. From the description of State of Georgia act, 1806. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122543087 ...