Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1839.

U.S. passport and Spanish visa made out to Franklin A. Comly. The U.S. passport is signed by John Forsyth, Secretary of State; the Spanish visa is signed by Don Pablo Chacon, Spanish Consul General to the United States (stationed in Philadelphia).

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Comly, Franklin A., 1813-1887

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Chacon, Pablo, Don.

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Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

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John Forsyth (1780-1841) was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on October 22. He graduated from Princeton in 1799 and was admitted to the bar in 1802. In 1808, Forsyth became the Attorney-General of Georgia. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1828. He married Clara Meigs, daughter of Josiah Meigs, who was the first president of Franklin College (later named the University of Georgia). Forsyth died on October 21, 1841. From the description of John Forsyth papers, 1811-1841. (Georgi...