William Bacon Stevens letter, 10 May 1848.

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William Bacon Stevens letter, 10 May 1848.

The collection consists of one letter to Governor George Towns regarding the appointment of a Board of Visitors for the University of Georgia.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7243265

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Towns, George Washington Bonaparte, 1801-1854

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Governor of and U.S. representatative from Georgia. From the description of George Washington Bonaparte Towns papers, 1847-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980857 ...

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887

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William Bacon Stevens (1815-1887), physician, historian, and Episcopal bishop, was born in Bath, Maine. He attended the Medical College of South Carolina and studied under Dr. Edward Coppee in Savannah, Georgia. He became interested in the Episcopal ministry and studied under Bishop Stephen Elliott in Savannah. Ordained as a deacon in 1843, he was appointed missionary to Athens, Georgia, where he soon became the rector of the local Episcopal Church. He accepted a call to St. Andrews Church in Ph...