CAMDEN COUNTY, GA - Recommendation for Maj John Hardie 1813

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 Tara D. Fields tutcher@camdencounty.org

Extracted from:
Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
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By Tara D. Fields
tutcher@camdencounty.org

March 06, 2004
History and Genealogy of Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia 
http://www.camdencounty.org

Document: TCC415 
Letter, 1813 Nov. 10 [to] Peter Early, [Governor of Georgia ] / John Atkinson... [et al.]

author: Atkinson, John; Knight, W.; Piles, Samuel; Powell, Allen B.; Tison, Job 
date: November 10, 1813 
extent: 4p 

summary: Letter dated November 10, 1813 from John
Atkinson, Job Tison, Allen B. Powell, W. Knight, and
Samuel Piles to Georgia Governor Peter Early
concerning the appointment of an officer to serve in
the frontier Counties of Camden, Glynn, and Wayne.
Having heard that Early intends to send troops to
those Counties to protect the frontier settlers
against Indians, the authors recommend Major John
Hardie to head the militia since he is familiar with
the area and has had experience fighting Indians. 

repository: Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries 
collection: Telamon Cuyler 
box: 47 
folder: 02 
document: 01 

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November the 10th 1813 
Sir,
We understand that [added: it] is your determination to send out immediately to to the frontiers, of Camden, Glynn, and Wayne Counties, detachments of Militia for the protection of that part of this State, We beg leave to recommend to your Excellency, that if those detachments are put under any officer higher in command than Captain, Major John Hardie of Camden County, He being a man in whom we fully confide and who is better acquainted with that frontier than perhaps any other of his grade, having resided, for twenty years 
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past on and near that, frontier, and having in in that time been call[added: ed] out frequently to oppose the Incursions of the Indians

We remain with Great respect Your Ob. Servts. [Obedient Servants] 
[Signed] John Atkinson 
[Signed] Job Tison 
[Signed] Allen B. Powell 
[Signed] W. Knight 
[Signed] Samuel Piles 

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Letter from John Atkinson, Job Tison, Allen B. Powell, W. Knight, & Samuel Piles- members of the Legislature
1813
Vacancies & Appointments
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His Excellency Peter Early 
Present