Edward Telfair papers, 1774-1807.

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Edward Telfair papers, 1774-1807.

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This collection consists of correspondence, a deed, a memo, and a talk given by Edward Telfair. Correspondents include George Walton, James and Thomas Castellaw, Seth John Cuthbert, Joseph Clay, the State of Georgia regarding confiscated estates (1788), James Jackson, Joseph Gibbons, William Few, john Wereat, Nicholas Anciaux, John Y. Noel, and Thomas Usher Pulaski Carlton. Some of the correspondence concerns Telfair's firm Telfair and Co. One letter written by Edward Telfair addresses the purchase of slaves. A letter from George Walton sends condolences on the death of Telfair's son, Edward Telfair, Jr. Thomas Usher Pulaski Carlton writes to Telfair regarding a near riot in Savannah because of the postponement of the execution of two African Americans in 1806. Also included in the collection are a deed from William Candler to Telfair for 500 acres in St. Pauls Parish (Richmond County); a talk given to the Cherokee Nation leaders by Edward Telfair asking that both sides punish their own men for murders; a memo addressed to the Citizens of Georgia regarding the draft for the Georgia Militia per the orders of the President of the United States; rules for ships and vessels arriving in the Savannah River with the intention of unloading cargo; and a broadside of the proceedings and resolutions of citizens of Savannah regarding the attacks of a British squadron on the U.S. frigate Chesapeake in 1807.

1 box, 3 folders (.20 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6826536

Georgia Historical Society

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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...

Wereat, John, ca. 1733-1799.

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John Wereat (ca. 1733-1799) was born in Somerset, England. He immigrated to America in 1759 and shortly after married Hannah Wilkinson. After moving to Georgia, Wereat became a merchant-planter. He was a member of the Provincial Congress and the Council of Safety. From 1776 until 1783, he served as Georgia's Continental agent. Wereat also served as the de facto governor of Georgia in 1779. He was taken prisoner in Augusta, Georgia, in 1780 and spent a year in a Charleston, South Carolina, prison...

Georgia. Militia

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Port of Savannah (Ga.)

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The Port of Savannah, founded in 1733, acted as one of the largest eastern ports of North America, and exported the first bale of cotton from the colonies to England in 1764. From the description of Port of Savannah (Ga.) waterfront pass, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475688 From the description of Port of Savannah slave manifests, 1852-1860. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 137281878 From the description of Port of Savannah records, 1765-1...

Chesapeake (Frigate)

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38-gun sailing frigate of the U.S. Navy; launched 2 Dec. 1799 by Gosport Navy Yard (Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va.), and commissioned early in the following year, Capt. James Barron in command. From the description of Journal of the frigate Chesapeake, 1807 May 9-27. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 183192798 ...

Telfair and Co. (Ga.)

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Clay, Joseph, 1741-1804

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Merchant, Revolutionary officer, and member of the Continental Congress; from Savannah, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1767-1800. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20649203 Businessman, army officer, and U.S. Continental Congress delegate from Georgia. From the description of Joseph Clay correspondence, 1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453625 Joseph Clay (1741-1804) came to Savannah from England in 1760. He was a planter engaged i...