Georgia scrapbook, 1854-1879.

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Georgia scrapbook, 1854-1879.

Comprises clippings containing addresses, sermons, and articles. The addresses were given at college commencements, on Memorial Day, to various organizations, and to other groups. Among the speakers represented are: James S. Hook; Joseph E. Brown (governor of Georgia); Robert Ingersoll; Benjamin H. Hill; Alexander H. Stephens; Robert Toombs; and Thomas Watson.

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Watson, Thomas.

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Watson was a naval aviator during the Vietnam War. Wrote a play in 1989 entitled "Rules of Engagement" about the war. From the description of Historical survey, 1972. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 707092887 ...

Hill, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Atlanta, to Gen. James Longstreet, 1877 Jul. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270465780 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "U. S. Senate" Washington, to President Hayes, 1877 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270473781 A presence in Georgia state politics for more than three decades, Benjamin Hill was by turns a prosperous lawyer, opponent of secession, ardent supporter of t...

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

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Former vice-president of the Confederate States of America. From the description of Letter, 1866 Dec. 26, Crawfordville, Georgia, to Henry Bradley Plant. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 260819402 Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883), lawyer, politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America. From the description of Alexander H. Stephens papers, 1844-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476996 Lawyer, journalist, governor of Geo...

Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885

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Robert Toombs (1810-1885), lawyer, U.S. Senator (1844-1861), Confederate General, married Julia Ann DuBois, resided in Wilkes County, Georgia. From the description of Robert Toombs papers, 1837-1880 (bulk 1850-1866). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477000 Robert Toombs (1810-1885) lawyer, U.S. Senator (1844-1861), Confederate General, married Julia Ann DuBois, resided in Wilkes County, Georgia. From the description of Letters to Julia Ann DuBois Toombs, 1850-186...

Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894

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Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), governor of Georgia and U.S. senator. From the description of Joseph E. Brown papers, 1858-1930 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 45894384 U.S. senator and governor of Georgia. From the description of Joseph E. Brown correspondence, 1862-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451938 Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator. From the description of letter signed : Atlanta, unaddressed, 1877 Apr. 7. (Unknown). Worl...

Hook, James S., 1929-

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Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

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Ingersoll: unmarried lawyer in Peoria, Ill. From the description of Letter : Peoria, Ill., to Miss Han Selby, Smithland, Ky., 1859 Sept. 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 41986349 Ingersoll: lawyer, author, lecturer, well-known proponent of agnosticism. Hackley (1837-1905): businessman & philanthropist from Muskegon, Mich. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Mr. [Charles Henry?] Hackley, 1897 July 21. (Abraham L...