Papers, 1783-1788.

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Papers, 1783-1788.

Letters and papers concerning routine military matters, including a letter from General Elijah Clark, 1788, requesting state troops for Franklin County, Ga., to protect people while gathering their crops; and extracts from the minutes of meetings of the Executive Council of Georgia, 1785.

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Handley, George

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Revolutionary soldier, governor of Georgia, from Augusta (Richmond Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1783-1788. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657433 ...

Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799

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Army officer. From the description of Elijah Clarke correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453547 Elijah Clarke (1733-1799), Georgia frontiersman. From the description of Letter to Col. Benjamin Cleavland, 1787 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476345 ...

Georgia. Executive Council

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The Executive council of Georgia was established under the Constitution of 1777. It was not an Upper house of the Assembly, but it had certain legislative powers. It was required to attend all sessions of the Assembly and examine all proposed laws and ordinances after the second reading. It could propose amendments and make suggestions. From the description of Georgia Executive Council papers, 1777-1788. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 78245631 ...