Thomas Flournoy Foster letter, 1833 April 25.
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Foster, Thomas F. (Thomas Flournoy), 1790-1848
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Augustin Smith Clayton (1783-1839) was a lawyer, judge, politician, and UGA Board of Trustees member. In 1830 he ruled that Georgia's jurisdiction over the Cherokee was constitutional; he then sparked controversy in 1831 when he ruled unconstitutional a Georgia law forbidding Native Americans to dig for gold on their own land. "Thomas Flournoy was a native of Augusta, Ga., where he practiced law until called into service in the War of 1812. He was commissioned a brigadie...
Clayton, Augustin S. (Augustin Smith), 1783-1839
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Augustin Smith Clayton was a member of the first graduating class at the University of Georgia and founder of the Demosthenian Society. Clayton Street in Athens, Clayton County and Clayton, Georgia are all named for him. Clayton helped compile the law statutes of Georgia, served three terms as a judge of the Western Circuit, was a member of the Electoral College, and served in the U.S. Congress from 1831 to 1835. From the description of Augustin Smith Clayton class poem and notebook,...
