Letter to Dr. William Bacon Stevens, 1841 Aug. 9.

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Letter to Dr. William Bacon Stevens, 1841 Aug. 9.

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The collection consists of a letter from Richard Henry Wilde, Augusta, Georgia to Dr. William Bacon Stevens on August 9, 1841. Discusses possible sources of manuscripts relating to Dr. Steven's interest in Georgia history which Wilde found while doing research in Italy. The collection also contains a carte-de-visite and lithograph of Wilde.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847

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U.S. representative from Georgia, lawyer, and poet. From the description of Richard Henry Wilde papers, 1807-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981955 Member of Congress, poet and literary scholar, and professor of law at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), New Orleans, La. From the description of Papers, 1812-1885. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522050 Irish born American poet, Italian scholar, lawyer, congressman ...

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...