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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04646 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Thomas Cobb to unknown, suggesting that the proposed legal code should be simplified |
| Date | 17 January 1860 |
| Author | Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes (1823-1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Cobb suggests that the proposed legal code sent to him by the recipient is too complicated, and should be simplified, while emphasizing remedies rather than general principles. Does not want the code, apparently for the state of Georgia, to become "too bulky." Also states: "I notice your suggestion about a Penal Code for Blacks & will act accordingly." Written to "Dear Judge." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Law |
| People | Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes (1823-1862) |
| Place written | Athens, Georgia |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Thomas R. R. Cobb was a delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, served on the committee that drafted the Confederate Constitution, and served as a Confederate General. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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