Habersham, Richard West, 1812-1889.

Richard West Habersham, son of Richard Wylly Habersham and grandson of James Habersham, Jr., was a portrait artist. He was born in 1812 near Beaufort, South Carolina and painted in both Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. He married Martha Matthewes; together they had eight children. Habersham wrote The Honor of Jehossee in 1853, edited a monthly periodical, "The Self Instructor," and wrote many articles for Savannah newspapers under his initials "R.W.H." He owned the plantation "Walnut Hill" on Port Royal Island in Beaufort and was a member of St. Helena's Episcopal Church. He donated many of his portraits to the Georgia Historical Society in the 1880s. Richard Habersham died in 1889.

From the description of Richard West Habersham letter, 1869. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80201866