Papers, 1766-1811.

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Papers, 1766-1811.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19865876

Collection includes a letter from Jones to Benjamin Franklin lamenting the outbreak of hostilities near Boston, Mass.; letter concerning the hiring of slaves; certificate of the colony of Georgia, used as currency; act, 1778, of the Georgia Assembly setting up a superior court system, signed by Jones as speaker; two statements relative to state funds; and papers concerning Jones' estate.

16 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6971716

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Jones, Noble Wimberly, c. 1723-1805

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Noble Wimberly Jones (c. 1723 – January 9, 1805) was an American physician and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. A leading Georgia patriot in the American Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781 and 1782. Born in Lambeth, England, he immigrated to North America with his parents, who settled in Savannah in 1733, the first group of white settlers of the Province of Georgia. As a youth, Jones served in the militia under James Oglethorpe, helping to protect the pro...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...