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Resolution to authorize Chief Engineer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to purchase a negro. 1849-1850 416 (1849)

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Resolution authorizing the Chief' Engineer to icceive
books, papers, &C.
1esoliecd y the Sente and House o/ Iepresentiaires of the
Staie of* Geo in (eirol ANSI ehb/l colincnd, 'That thv Clicf
Engineer of the Western and Athtilic Railroad be nothorix-
ed and e1)ivered to receive fiomii his JExcellency the GSov-
crnor the Iook, viouhers and all other piapers al elis le-
longing to, colnnecltd witi or in) aIy wise appertaining to said
Iaimboal, which \Nve re (deposiled in lhe( Executive Dep'armllent
under u joint rsolutioni off ile ('eneral Asseblily, appoved
December 2Sth, LS42.
Assented to, D'cember 4, 1 S-i0.
Resolutions relative to the deat h of cen. D. L. Clinch.
We have heirri with pain and reget of the death of' Gen.
Diunicn L. Clinch, (listinguishcd Ir mny y'ars as an olli-
CCr of the army. 11e rnCledLd valuable wr vices on every
fitd ol duty to which he was assigned. ionor, gallutry,
anl a faithful dischaig'of everv tut, w'ie his.'hiig vir-
tues-virtues which go IOr Uo whnm The inlmAiti  inc-
dnt to humt a  nature, mid giI lis character with ai im-
perishable hlo. \When ,uchi mian dies, the country m)' Iiourns.
In honor of his imvelory,
B,, it thriit e rcsold by t1 Generol Assemtly, 'fhat while
inl lfe Genl. Clinch conunllled our* esteviml, in death we
flilligle' Our sympajoithiICs with his faindly, friends and f'llow-
CILllMIS.
le itfirther rcso/eid, 'That his E \cellency the Governor
be rcquested to F'urnish his liamily with a CoI)y of this pre-
abil)le' and iesolutions.
Assented to, Decembe'r 5, 1S49.
Resolution to authorize Chie Engineer of the Western and
A lantic RailrOiLd to IirCIaSe aI iigr'o.
WusItEAS I liSOn, 01 negro man hired on the Western and
Atlantic iRtioad, did, in thie youar 1645, by his own most
strenuous Cfllbrts, and unnided for lm 1uchofthei' tilil(', save the
Chattahoochee bridge from conllagration when on fire,
and thus preserved a propetly which Cost the Stalo sov-
enty-five thousand dillirs ; un.d whereas such intminces
of lidelity and valuable service should be properly notic-
ed and rewarded ; and whereas tihe purchase of' said ic-
gro man for the use of said road would aflbrd him a per-

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