Stanley C. Dedman collection, 1969-

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Stanley C. Dedman collection, 1969-

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/291090498

The collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, magazines, clippings and pictures all pertaining to James Edward Oglethorpe and/or the town of Godalming in Surrey, England.

0.25 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7268411

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Dedman, Stanley Charles

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As visionary, social reformer, and military leader, James Oglethorpe conceived of and implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. It was through his initiatives in England in 1732 that the British government authorized the establishment of its first new colony in North America in more than five decades. Later that year he led the expedition of colonists that landed in Savannah early in 1733. Oglethorpe spent most of the next decade in Georgia, where he directed the econ...

Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785

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James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was an English statesman and soldier who served as a member of Parliament for thirty-two years. His interest in penal reform coupled with his humanitarian bent and support for imperial expansion led him to conceive of and establish the American colony of Georgia, where newly freed and unemployed debtors from England were to be sent. In addition to his political and philanthropic interests, Oglethorpe was active in the military, attaining the rank of General an...