Letter from Richard Blount to Major Charles Lewis in Bellefonte, Alabama.

Both men served on the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; Lewis represented Alabama, and Blount represented Georgia. In the letter Blount reports that the commissioners have "clos'd the boundary line." He describes specific points along the line, which he believes "will stand the...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from Richard Blount to Major Charles Lewis in Bellefonte, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Blount, Richard A. (Richard Augustus), 1774-1849; Lewis, Charles; Alabama--Description and travel; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Georgia--Description and travel; Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission; Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865; Real property--Alabama; Real property--Georgia
description	Both men served on the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; Lewis represented Alabama, and Blount represented Georgia. In the letter Blount reports that the commissioners have "clos'd the boundary line." He describes specific points along the line, which he believes "will stand the test of honest and impartial investigation, & the strictest scrutiny." He also mentions that the project has been expensive, and he criticizes Alabama for not fully sharing the responsibilities with Georgia: "She anticipated the cooperation of Alabama in the labor and in the expences and altho she by her commissioners, has declined any participation in the expences, yet I consider her bound in honor to reimburse a part, if she ever intended to bear any part - Why did she employ no surveyor - no hands and make no preparation for such an extensive journey thro a forest? Suspicion attaches to this part of her conduct until her future liberality shall remove it." A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]
spelling	Q0000026388 - Q0000026390, Q0000026404 - Q0000026406Q26388 - Q26390, Q26404 - Q26406Letter from Richard Blount to Major Charles Lewis in Bellefonte, Alabama.Both men served on the Georgia-Alabama Survey Commission; Lewis represented Alabama, and Blount represented Georgia. In the letter Blount reports that the commissioners have "clos'd the boundary line." He describes specific points along the line, which he believes "will stand the test of honest and impartial investigation, & the strictest scrutiny." He also mentions that the project has been expensive, and he criticizes Alabama for not fully sharing the responsibilities with Georgia: "She anticipated the cooperation of Alabama in the labor and in the expences and altho she by her commissioners, has declined any participation in the expences, yet I consider her bound in honor to reimburse a part, if she ever intended to bear any part - Why did she employ no surveyor - no hands and make no preparation for such an extensive journey thro a forest? Suspicion attaches to this part of her conduct until her future liberality shall remove it." A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]1826 September 191826-09-191820-1829Blount, Richard A. (Richard Augustus), 1774-1849; Lewis, Charles; Alabama--Description and travel; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Georgia--Description and travel; Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission; Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865; Real property--Alabama; Real property--GeorgiaTextCorrespondenceBlount, Richard A.Richard A. Blount PapersLPR96, Box 2v8567Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3799
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Letter from Richard Blount to Major Charles Lewis in Bellefonte, Alabama.

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