Letter to Senator John Forsyth, 1832 Mar. 22.

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Letter to Senator John Forsyth, 1832 Mar. 22.

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The collection consists of a letter from Norborne B. Powell to U.S. Senator John Forsyth, dated Liberty, Talbot County, Georgia, March 22, 1832. In the letter, Powell complains of the slowness of Federal mail service in Georgia, mentions a report that a Mr. Longstreet of Augusta (Ga.) will form a line of stages westward, and expresses his views on the Indian problems in Georgia.

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Powell, Norborne B.

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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...