Papers of the Continental Congress, Georgia State papers, 1775-1788.

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Papers of the Continental Congress, Georgia State papers, 1775-1788.

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This collection consists of a microfilm copy of the Georgia State papers, 1775-1788 from the National Archives and Records Administration's collection "Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789." The papers contain letters from the state of Georgia to the Continental Congress and include such subjects as Native American wars in the interior of Georgia, the arrest and confinement of George McIntosh on the charge of selling rice to the British in East Florida, the unsuccessful expedition against East Florida led by Button Gwinnett, Gwinnett's death in a duel with General Lachlan McIntosh, the planning and execution of subsequent military actions against East Florida, the need for constructing two galleys to defend the harbors and rivers of Georgia, the recruitment of foot soldiers and cavalry troops, reports of disaffection among inhabitants of the state, and warfare and negotiations with the Creek Indians. Also included are memorials and petitions from the inhabitants of certain countries urging the removal of General George McIntosh from the state. Among the enclosures are resolutions of the state assembly, copies of letters from General Robert Howe and form the widow of Button Gwinnett, and an intercepted letter from the British Governor Tonyn of East Florida to Lord George Germain, British Secretary of State of the Colonies. Roll 1 contains correspondence from Georgia to the Continental Congress, 1775-1788. An inventory of letters appears at the start of the roll and shows the date of the letter, when it was read, and the subject of the letter. Roll 2 contains Official letters received by the President of the Continental Congress from various officials in Georgia, including Button Gwinnett; John A. Treutlen; John Houstoun; George Walton Lyman Hall; Samuel Elbert; Edward Telfair; George Mathews; and George Handley. These letters are arranged in chronological order. The materials on roll 1 were microfilmed by the National Archives and Records Administration in 1959; the materials on roll 2 were microfilmed by the Library of Congress for Lilla M. Hawes in 1949.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Houstoun, John, 1744-1796

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John Houstoun (August 31, 1744 – July 20, 1796) was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the original Sons of Liberty and also a delegate for Georgia in the Second Continental Congress in 1775. He was the Governor of Georgia, from 1778 to 1779 and again from 1784 to 1785. Born in St. George's Parish, near modern Waynesboro, in the Colony of Georgia, Houstoun was educated in Savannah and read law there. He was admitted to the bar and started a law practice in ...

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...

Walton, George, c. 1749-1804

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Gwinnett, Button, c. 1735-1777

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Button Gwinnett (c. 1735 – May 19, 1777) was an English-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence. Born in the parish of Down Hatherley in the county of Gloucestershire, England, it is believed that he attended the College School, held in Gloucester Cathedral (now called The King's School) as did his older brother, but there is no survi...

United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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Hall, Lyman, 1724-1790

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Lyman Hall (April 12, 1724 – October 19, 1790) was a Founding Father of the United States, physician, clergyman, and statesman who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him. He was one of four physicians to sign the Declaration of Independence, along with Benjamin Rush, Josiah Bartlett, and Matthew Thornton. Born in Wallingford, Connecticut, Hall graduated from Yale College in 1747 and was called to the pulpit of Strat...

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

McIntosh, George, 1739-1779.

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Handley, George

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Revolutionary soldier, governor of Georgia, from Augusta (Richmond Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1783-1788. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657433 ...

Mathews, George, 1739-1812

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Treutlen, John Adam, 1733-1782

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John Adam Treutlen (1733-1782) was the first governor of the state of Georgia. He lived in St. Mathews Parish (Effingham County); he represented the parish at the Provincial Congress in 1775. Treutlen served as governor, 1777-1778; he later moved near Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was elected to the state assembly for his district. Georgia elected him also and he attended the Georgia Assembly when it met for its first session in Augusta in January, 1782. He did not attend the next session, whi...

Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788.

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Revolutionary soldier and merchant. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Herbert's 10 miles above Briar Creek - lower-Bridge", to General Lincoln, 1779 Feb. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743300 Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) was born in Prince William Parish, South Carolina. During the American Revolution he joined the Sons of Liberty. A member of the first Georgia Council of Safety (1775), he entered the Continental service as a lieutenant-colonel in 1776. ...

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...