John and Lachlan McIntosh petition and letter, 1775-1784.

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John and Lachlan McIntosh petition and letter, 1775-1784.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174142582

This collection consists of a microfilm copy of a petition and a letter from John and Lachlan McIntosh. In the petition, dated February 13, 1775, John McIntosh requests 2,000 acres of land in Florida for services in "the late war." It is addressed to the governor of West Florida. The 1784 letter from Lachlan McIntosh to his son, John, concerns runaway slaves.

1 microfilm roll

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6928097

Georgia Historical Society

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McIntosh, John, d. 1792.

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Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806) was born in Scotland, the son of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) McIntosh. He and his family came to Savannah in 1736 with Oglethorpe and settled in Darien, Georgia. In 1748, he moved to Charleston, SC, where he worked as a clerk in a counting house and lived with Henry Laurens. He later became a successful planted on the Altamaha River. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was appointed Colonel of the 1st Regiment, Georgia line, and was soon promoted to Bri...

McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806

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Army officer and delegate to U.S. Continental Congress form Georgia. From the description of Letters of Lachlan McIntosh, 1777-1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454519 Lachlan McIntosh (1725-1806), Army General, married Sarah Threadcraft McIntosh. From the description of Lachlan McIntosh family papers, 1755-1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477289 Lachlan McIntosh (1725-1806), Revolutionary War brigadier general and delegate from Georgia to the...