Joseph S. Baker letter and broadside, 1863.

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Joseph S. Baker letter and broadside, 1863.

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This collection consists of a letter from Joseph S. Baker to members of the Georgia Historical Society, written from Lake City, Florida, in 1863. He encloses a broadside issued by a Jacksonville paper in 1860 entitled "An Extract From the Drama now being Acted in the United States of North America," which predicts secession. He also includes in the letter a copy of the words of "The Minute Men's March," from the Minute Men of Duval County, Florida.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6906670

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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In the spring of 1839, three Savannahians—Episcopal divine William Bacon Stevens, renowned autograph collector Israel K. Tefft, and educator, scientist, and American Medical Association founder Dr. Richard D. Arnold—hatched the idea of an organization whose mission would be to “collect, preserve, and diffuse the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of America generally.” In May of that year they held the first meeting of what was christened the Georgia Historical Society, the te...

Baker, Joseph Stannard, 1838-1912

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Joseph S. Baker was born in Liberty County, Georgia. He moved to Quitman, Georgia; Baker spent time in Florida as an evangelist and colporteur for the Confederate States of America. From the description of Joseph S. Baker letter and broadside, 1863. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 163567246 ...