Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865

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Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865

Charles Jones Jenkins was the governor of Reconstruction-era Georgia, 1865-1868. D. McRae was a resident of Telfair County, Ga., in 1865. The collection consists of one letter (with transcript), dated 30 December 1865, from D. McRae to Charles Jones Jenkins (C. J. Jenkins). The letter discusses the state of affairs in Telfair County, Ga., at the close of the Civil War, specifically contracts for work with newly freed African Americans, and includes a request for permission to form a volunteer militia.

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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.) Je...