Habersham, John, 1754-1799
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Habersham, John, 1754-1799
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Habersham
Forename :
John
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1754-1799
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John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia.
Born at Beverly Plantation in Chatham County in the Province of Georgia, Habersham completed preparatory studies and later attended Princeton College before engaging in mercantile pursuits. He served in the Revolutionary War as first lieutenant and brigade major of the First Georgia Continental Regiment and was twice taken as a prisoner of war. In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bonaventure Plantation. A member of the Continental Congress in 1785 from Georgia, Habersham was later appointed an Indian agent by George Washington and commissioner to the Beaufort convention to adjust the Georgia-South Carolina boundary. He served as collector of customs at Savannah from 1789 until his death near Savannah. He was buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery.
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1700341
https://viaf.org/viaf/4369153834752664450006
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2018129849.html
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2018129849/
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Subjects
Cherokee Indians
Creek Indians
Creek Indians
Creek Indians
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Manuscripts, American
Public land sales
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Army officers
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Indian agents
Merchants
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Chatham County
GA, US
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Princeton
NJ, US
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Savannah
GA, US
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