Report of the select committee of the House of Representatives of the state of Georgia, to whom was referred so much of the governor's message to both branches of the General Assembly of 1822, as relates to Col. Abner Hammond, Secretary of State.
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Report of the select committee of the House of Representatives of the state of Georgia, to whom was referred so much of the governor's message to both branches of the General Assembly of 1822, as relates to Col. Abner Hammond, Secretary of State.
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Milledgeville, [Georgia] : Printed by James Camak, 1822.
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1 online resource (104 pages)
Summary
House Select Committee report regarding the Secretary of State's alleged unauthorized vacancy and a subsequent appointment of a replacement by Georgia governor John Clark. Includes, "Minutes of the Special Committee to Whom Was Referred so Much of the Governor's Message as Relates to Abner Hammond, Secretary of State (18th November, 1822)," interrogatories, and correspondence.
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"House of Representatives, December 12, 1822. Read and ordered to be printed."--Title page.
"Allegations of his Excellency the Governor, with relation to the late removal of Col. Hammond: 1. 'That for a month previous to the 12th of August last. Col. Hammond absented himself, without the knowledge of the Governor, from the seat of government.' 2. 'That he did not state to the Governor the length of time he intended to be absent.' 3. 'That he did not intimate to the Governor the place whither he was going.' 4. 'That a clerk, contrary to the express orders of the Governor, persisted In the discharge of the duties of the office as deputy, acting solely under a letter of attorney from Col. Hammond, and signing his individual name for that of the Secretary: .Thomas H. Crawford, for Abner Hammond, Secretary of State.' 5. 'That the seal of the state had been transferred to a mere boy, acting under no oath or legal responsibility.' 6. 'That the Executive mentioned to Mr. Whitaker, that it would be gratifying to the Executive that he should resign the office in the event of the return of Col. Hammond, and that he should retain the clerks then in office.'"--Page 18-19.
"Allegations of his Excellency the Governor, with relation to the late removal of Col. Hammond: 1. 'That for a month previous to the 12th of August last. Col. Hammond absented himself, without the knowledge of the Governor, from the seat of government.' 2. 'That he did not state to the Governor the length of time he intended to be absent.' 3. 'That he did not intimate to the Governor the place whither he was going.' 4. 'That a clerk, contrary to the express orders of the Governor, persisted In the discharge of the duties of the office as deputy, acting solely under a letter of attorney from Col. Hammond, and signing his individual name for that of the Secretary: .Thomas H. Crawford, for Abner Hammond, Secretary of State.' 5. 'That the seal of the state had been transferred to a mere boy, acting under no oath or legal responsibility.' 6. 'That the Executive mentioned to Mr. Whitaker, that it would be gratifying to the Executive that he should resign the office in the event of the return of Col. Hammond, and that he should retain the clerks then in office.'"--Page 18-19.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed January 6, 2023).
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Print version: Report of the select committee of the House of representatives of the state of Georgia. Milledgeville, James Camak, 1822
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