Tattnall-Clinch County GaArchives Court.....Sapp, Elam & Et Al September 1857
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Source: Relative Of Party
Written: September 1857

[Comment:  This is another document in a series where Elam Sapp is accused  of 
falsely swearing that some sort of meeting took place.  This is the arrest 
warrant.  It’s interesting that one of comments on the warrant is from Clinch 
County – a long way from Tattnall (at least in 1857).  Clinch borders on 
Florida. ]


State warrant
For
Elam Sapp

Georgia
Tattnall County} To any lawful officer of said county to execute and return.

Sworn under my hand and seal this Sept third 1857.

						JP {LS}

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Georgia
Clinch County} To any lawful officer to execute and turn.  Given under my hand 
and official signature September 26th 1857.

						J C Kirkland J.P.

[Comment:  Per the history of Clinch county, John Cobb Kirkland was elected 
clerk of the superior court in 1850.  He was elected justice of the peace in 
1854 and again in 1857.]

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I have this day arrested the within named Elam Sapp who is now in my custody 
September 26th 1857.

						Joel C. Griffis Const

[Comment:  There is a Joel Griffis in the 1860 census in Clinch.  He’s a 
farmer.]

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[Comment:  There are a number of words in the warrant that are hard to read.  
My best guess is done and I have no idea what the word means.  But I don’t 
think this omission detracts from the overall intent of the document.]

State of Georgia Tattnall County} To all Singulan.. the Sheriffs and 
Constables of said County to Execute and Return whereas Anson G. McCall hath 
this day made affidavit before me that one Elam Sapp of said County did on 
about the Seventeenth day of March last 1857 made and signed a cinten 
affidavit which affidavit so made and signed and published or caused to be 
published is false and malicious and purgeny in every particular in which the 
said appanent Elam Sapped charged Anson G. McCall, John Coward, William 
Coward, John Salter and others with having held munnel lodges at the house of 
said John Coward in said County and that …. writing in the form of a affidavit 
is false purgeny and preys a warrant to issue for said Elam.  … are theirfore 
to command you for the right to arrest the said Elam Sapp and bring him 
beffore me to be delt with as the law directs.

Given under my hand and seal this 11th of September 1857.

[Comment:  There is a Philip P. Hodges in the 1860 census for Tattnall.  He’s 
30 years old and a farmer.  There is an Elmore Calloway in the 1850 census for 
Tattnall.  He is also a farmer.]

						Philip P Hodges JP {LS}

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I have …. the  … and  …. him to Philip P Hodges JP this the 29th day of 
September 1857.

					Elmore Calloway Const


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