Resolutions by the Georgia General Assembly
to the United States Congress
1838 - 1845 A.D.


ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1838.
RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

1838 Vol. 1 -- Page: 278
Sequential Number: 235

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to procure the establishment of a weekly mail route, to be carried on horseback between Blairsville, in the county of Union, and Dahlonega, in the county of Lumpkin, by the way of Cooper's Gap in the Blue Ridge; and that his Excellency the Governor be requested to forward copies of this resolution to our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
In House of Representatives, agreed to, 26th Dec. 1838.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Attest -- John H. Dyson, Clerk.
In Senate, concurred in, 27th Dec. 1838.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY,
President of the Senate.
Attest -- John T. Lamar, Secretary.
GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor.
Approval Date: Approved, 27th December, 1838.


ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT AN ANNUAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. 1840.
RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

1840 Vol. 1 -- Page: 215
Sequential Number: 226

IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use their exertions to re-establish a weekly Mail Route, to be carried on horse back, once a week, from Dahlonega, Ga. to Blairsville, Ga. by way of Cooper's Gap, on the Blue Ridge.
And be it further resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of this resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Agreed to, 22d, December, 1840.
CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Attest -- Elbridge G. Cabaniss, Clerk.
In Senate, concurred in, December 22, 1840.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Attest -- David J. Bailey, Secretary.
CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.
Approval Date: Approved, 24th December, 1840.


ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1845.
RESOLUTIONS WHICH [Illegible Text] IN THE SENATE.

1845 Vol. 1 -- Page: 208
Sequential Number: 243

Short Title: Resolution with reference to certain Mail Routes.
Full Title: WHEREAS, the great Northern and Southern Mail between the cities of New York and New Orleans, is now opened daily at LaGrange, Georgia, and whereas there are many Post Offices that should be supplied with additional mail facilities from LaGrange, Georgia --
Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to have established, by law, the following Mail Routes, and to [Illegible Text] the present service on others, to wit:
From LaGrange, Georgia, via Hollis' Ferry, Fredonia and Oselicha, to Chambers Court House, Alabama, twenty-five miles and back, twice a week, on horse back.
From LaGrange, Georgia, via Vernon, Weadker and Roanoke, to [Illegible Text]. Alabama, thirty-five miles, and back, once a week, on horse back.
From LaGrange, Georgia, via Houston, to Franklin, Georgia, twenty miles, and back, once a week, on horse back.
From LaGrange, Georgia, via White Sulphur Springs and Warm Springs, to Talbotton, forty-five miles, and back, once a week, on horse back.
From LaGrange, Georgia, via Frost's Cross Roads, Whitesville and Mulberry Grove, to Columbus, Georgia, forty-three miles, and back, once a week, on horse back.
From [Illegible Text], Georgia, by way of Tazewell, to [Illegible Text], Georgia, on horse back, once a week.
Also a daily horse mail from Atlanta, in DeKalb county, to [Illegible Text], Campbell county, Georgia.
[Illegible Text] mail from [Illegible Text], Georgia, to Eufaula, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], Stewart county, Georgia.
[Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mail route from Dahlonega to Blairsville, by way of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], once a week, by horse back.
And also, a [Illegible Text]-weekly mail from Gainesville to Dahlonega.
[Illegible Text] to increase the service on route 3295, from Covington via [Illegible Text], to [Illegible Text], Georgia, to [Illegible Text] daily [Illegible Text] that portion of said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Griflin and LaGrange, in connection with the Monroe and Central Rail Road Companies, and to connect at LaGrange with the Express Mail Line, so as to have a daily

Page: 209

mail communication between the cities of Montgomery, Macon and Savannah, Georgia.
Resolved further, That the said Senators and Representatives be requested to have established, by law, such an arrangement for the transportation of the Eastern and Western Mails to and from Columbus, as will give to said city their Mails as early as they are received at LaGrange.
And be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted by his Excellency the Governor to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, soliciting, at the same time, their attention to the same.
Approval Date: Assented to, December 19th, 1845.


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