Edward Telfair Papers, 1762-1831 (bulk 1771-1807)

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Edward Telfair Papers, 1762-1831 (bulk 1771-1807)

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/telfairedward/

8.0 Linear Feet; approx. 911 Items

eng,

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807

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Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father and politician who served as the Governor of the state of Georgia between 1786 and 1787, and again from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation. Born on his family's ancestral estate in western Scotland, Telfair graduated from the Kirkcudbright Grammar School before acquiring commercial training. He immigrated to America in 175...