William Scarbrough collection, 1800s.

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William Scarbrough collection, 1800s.

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This collection consists of a microfilm copy of the Georgia State Archives' collection on William Scarbrough. Included are correspondence and other materials written by, about, or to William Scarbrough. Also included is correspondence with the Georgia Archives concerning the acquisition of this collection in 1946.

1 microfilm roll

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6921893

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia. Department of Archives and History

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McIntosh County, Georgia, was created from Liberty County by an act of the state legislature in 1793. It was named for the McIntosh family. Darien became the county seat in 1816, the same year the city was incorporated. Madison County, Georgia, was created in 1811 by an act of the state legislature. Its land was originally ceded to colonial governor James Wright by Creek and Cherokee Indians and was organized into Wilkes and Franklin counties. The land was eventually divided into other counties;...

Scarbrough, William, 1776-1838

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William Scarbrough (1776-1848) was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina on 18 February 1776. He was the son of William and Lucy Sawyer, a North Carolina shipbuilder and trader. He married Julia Bernard on 18 April 1805 and had they had ten children. Scarbrough moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1798 after serving an apprenticeship under Severin Erichson in Denmark, England, Germany, and Spain from 1796 to 1798. In Savannah, he built a prosperous commercial and shipping business and became a succ...