Johnson, Hershel V., 1812-1880 to Nathan Land
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02469.09 Author/Creator: Johnson, Hershel V., 1812-1880 Place Written: Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 April 1856 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.6 cm, Width: 21.4 cm Order a Copy
Possibly written in Milledgeville, which served as the Georgia State Capitol 1807-1864. Johnson, Governor of Georgia, writes to Land (possibly Nathan Land, a farmer and lawyer, who had moved his family from Twiggs to Cass County in 1848). Replies to a letter from Land, in which Land requested Johnson's assistance (possibly regarding an appointment he sought at a local civic post). Writes, "I am desirous for you to have a situation. The changes you allude to have occurred. But I did not suppose any of the places except the Kingston station would suit you..."
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