David Meriwether letter to James Hunter
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Manuscripts |
| Creator: | Meriwether, David, 1755-1822 |
| Title: | David Meriwether letter to James Hunter |
| Dates: | 1821 |
| Quantity: | 0.1 Linear feet (1 portfolio) |
| Coll. Number: | ms2384 |
Biographical/Historical Note
David Meriwether, the father of James Meriwether, was a Representative from Georgia; born at Clover Field, near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 10, 1755; completed preparatory studies; during the Revolutionary War was a lieutenant and served in New Jersey, and afterward with Virginia troops at the last siege of Savannah, Ga.; settled in Wilkes County, Ga., in 1785; commissioned brigadier general of State militia September 21, 1797; member of the State house of representatives and served as speaker 1797-1800; elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Benjamin Taliaferro; reelected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from December 6, 1802, to March 3, 1807; was not a candidate for reelection and retired to his plantation near Athens, Ga.; appointed a commissioner to the Creek Indians in 1804 and repeatedly reappointed to treat with other tribes; died near Athens, Ga., November 16, 1822; interment in the private burial ground on his plantation. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000649) Retrieved 5/15/2009.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of one letter, written in 1821, from David Meriwether to James Hunter. The letter concerns the Creek Indians. There is also a newspaper clipping where Governor Meriwether discusses Bible Affairs.
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Administrative Information
David Meriwether letter. MS 2384. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.