William Bacon Stevens papers, 1736-1849.

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William Bacon Stevens papers, 1736-1849.

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This collection consists of the papers of William Bacon Stevens. Except for two original letters to Stevens and his sketches (Folders 16-18), all of the papers are copies of primary source materials used by Stevens for writing his History of Georgia. Many copies are in his own hand; others are in the handwriting of clerks, but contain Stevens' notes. All of the extracts from the Proceedings of official bodies were later included in Colonial Records of Georgia and the Revolutionary Records of Georgia, both edited and compiled by A.D. Candler. The papers from 1782 (Folder 6) contain copies of letters from Generals Anthony Wayne, Nathaniel Greene, and Andrew Pickets. Some of these papers are also in the John Vallence Bevan papers, MS 71; these copies are noted in parentheses. Elijah Clark, Patrick Carr, and others, are often referred to in the proceedings. The articles in the three copy books are from contemporary news papers (No. 2) and proceedings of the Executive Council and Commons House of Assembly (Nos. 5-6).

1 box (.50 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Papers, 1778-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19593641 Army officer. From the description of Nathanael Greene papers, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979865 Nathanael Greene was a major general in the Continental Army. He was promoted to Quartermaster General in 1778. From the description of Papers, 1778-1780. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat ...

Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887

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William Bacon Stevens (1815-1887), physician, historian, and Episcopal bishop, was born in Bath, Maine. He attended the Medical College of South Carolina and studied under Dr. Edward Coppee in Savannah, Georgia. He became interested in the Episcopal ministry and studied under Bishop Stephen Elliott in Savannah. Ordained as a deacon in 1843, he was appointed missionary to Athens, Georgia, where he soon became the rector of the local Episcopal Church. He accepted a call to St. Andrews Church in Ph...

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799

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Army officer. From the description of Elijah Clarke correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453547 Elijah Clarke (1733-1799), Georgia frontiersman. From the description of Letter to Col. Benjamin Cleavland, 1787 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476345 ...