Papers, 1750-1860.

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Papers, 1750-1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19657450

Miscellaneous legal documents and correspondence relating primarily to the business affairs of James Habersham and his sons, James, Jr., John, and Joseph. Numerous legal papers concerning the early history of Georgia include material on the settlement of the estate of William Gibbons, Sr., 1787, and the estate of James Habersham, Sr., 1795-1804. Business papers concern the first and second Bank of the United States in Savannah and the silk industry in Georgia, 1751. The collection also contains a list of the members of the Evening Club and Golf Club of Savannah, 1810-1815.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966507

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815

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Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he attended preparatory schools and Princeton College and became successful merchant and planter. Habersham was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the 1st Georgia Regime...

Habersham, John, 1754-1799

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John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia. Born at Beverly Plantation in Chatham County in the Province of Georgia, Habersham completed preparatory studies and later attended Princeton College before engaging in mercantile pursuits. He served in the Revolutionary War as first lieutenant and brigade major of the First Georgia Continental Regiment and was twice taken as a prisoner of war. In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bona...

Habersham family.

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Residents of Savannah, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1750-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19657450 ...

Bank of the United States (1791-1811)

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Habersham, James, Sr.

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Golf Club of Savannah (Savannah, Ga.)

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Gibbons, William, Sr.

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Habersham, James, Jr.

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Evening Club of Savannah (Savannah, Ga.)

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...