Being a Mint Superintendent was not all fun -- especially in Lumpkin County
RogerB
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Here is the null bill brought by a Lumpkin Grand Jury against the Dahlonega Mint Superintendent.
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Man, that was difficult to read. Interesting though, thanks for posting.
Another interesting document portraying the events of the time. Cheers, RickO
Would be interesting to know what the "unfounded" charges were. Anyone live close to the Lumpkin County courthouse? (Or more possibly the GA state archives by now.)
In August 1839 Dahlonega Postmaster G.K. Cessna made a series of charges
against Superintendent Joseph Singleton, primarily dealing with the way the
latter handled public monies. The March 1841 Grand Jury may have been in
connection with these charges, which had already been looked into, and
discounted as frivolous, by Mint Director R.M. Patterson. Singleton was fired
in April 1841, however, by President John Tyler, for political reasons having
nothing to do with the charges made by the postmaster.
What language is this written in?
Standard English.
Denga - Thanks for the background information!
I work in White County(a neighboring county to Lumkin/Dahlonega), but I have not been to the gold museum or the courthouse.