Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883

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Charles Jones Jenkins was the governor of Reconstruction-era Georgia, 1865-1868. D. McRae was a resident of Telfair County, Ga., in 1865.

From the description of Charles Jones Jenkins letter, 1865. WorldCat record id: 145504076

Lawyer, state legislator, supreme court justice, and governor of Georgia; from Augusta (Richmond Co.), Ga.

From the description of Papers, 1814-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851615

Charles Jones (C. J.) Jenkins was the governor of Reconstruction-era Georgia from 1865 to 1868. D. McRae was a resident of Telfair County, Ga., in 1865.

From the guide to the Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Governor of Georgia and jurist.

From the description of Letters of Charles Jones Jenkins, 1845-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423674

"Charles Jones Jenkins, most noted for his defiance of military authority while governor of Reconstruction Georgia from 1865 to 1868, was also a prominent political figure in the Whig Party during the antebellum period and a justice of the state supreme court during the Civil War (1861-65). Jenkins County, in east central Georgia, is named in his honor. Jenkins was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on January 6, 1805. The family moved to Georgia in 1816. After two years at Franklin College (later the University of Georgia), he graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1824." -- "Charles Jones Jenkins (1805-1883)", from the New Georgia Encyclopaedia (Accessed March 12, 2009)

"Known as the "Macaulay of the South," Charles C. Jones Jr. was the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century. Also a noted autograph and manuscript collector and an accomplished amateur archaeologist, Jones in later years became a prominent memorialist of the Lost Cause and critic of the New South." -- "Charles C. Jones Jr. (1831-1893)" from the New Georgia Encyclopaedia (Accessed March 12, 2009)

Andrew A. Lipscomb (1816-1890) was Chancellor of the University of Georgia from 1860 to 1874. Lipscomb was also a minister in the Methodist Protestant Church and the founder of the Metropolitan Institute for Young Ladies in Montgomery, Alabama. After leaving the University in 1874, he taught at Vanderbilt and later returned to Athens where he wrote and lectured for the rest of his life. -- From "Andrew A. Lipscomb," University of Georgia Presidents' Exhibit at http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/pexhibit/presiden/lipscom.html

From the description of Charles Jones Jenkins letters, 1874-1880. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 316804526

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creatorOf Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883. Letters of Charles Jones Jenkins, 1845-1865. Library of Congress
referencedIn Brannan, John Milton, General, 1819-1892. Letter, 1866. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
creatorOf Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893. ALS : Oxford, Miss., to Charles Jones Jenkins, 1874 Oct. 23. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872. Letter to Charles Jones Jenkins, 1845 Feb. 15. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Georgia. General Assembly. Charles Jones Jenkins certificate, 1872 Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Peter Wellington Alexander Papers, 1855-1863 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Alexander, Peter Wellington, 1825-1886. Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Eubank, Henry, fl. 1874. Henry Eubank letters, 1874; 1888 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883. Papers, 1814-1880. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Jones, Charles Colcock, 1831-1893. Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. - literary and historical manuscripts, 1867-1889.
creatorOf Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883. Charles Jones Jenkins letter, 1865. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Joseph Emerson Brown letters and engraving, ca. 1860-1870. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883. Charles Jones Jenkins letters, 1874-1880.
referencedIn Orr, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1822-1873. J.L. Orr papers, 1850-1900; (bulk, 1850-1868). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Jeremiah S. Black letter to Governor Charles Jones Jenkins of Georgia, 1867 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
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associatedWith Alexander, Peter Wellington, 1825-1886. person
associatedWith Black, Jeremiah S., 1810-1883 person
associatedWith Brannan, John Milton, General, 1819-1892. person
correspondedWith Colcock, Charles Jones, 1831-1893 person
associatedWith Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872. person
associatedWith Eubank, Henry, fl. 1874. person
associatedWith Georgia. General Assembly. corporateBody
associatedWith Georgia. Militia corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Charles Colcock, 1831-1893. person
associatedWith Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893. person
associatedWith Lipscomb, Andrew A., 1816-1890. person
associatedWith McRae, D., fl. 1865. person
associatedWith Norwood, Thomas M. (Thomas Manson), 1830-1913. person
correspondedWith Orr, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1822-1873. person
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Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Athens (Ga.)
Georgia
Telfair County (Ga.)
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Governor
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Judges
Legislators
Politicians
Politicians
Reconstruction
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Birth 1805-01-06

Death 1883-06-14

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