Letters to George F. Telfair Jones and George Wymberly Jones, 1847-1848.

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Letters to George F. Telfair Jones and George Wymberly Jones, 1847-1848.

The collection consists of correspondence of William Bacon Stevens to either George F. Telfair Jones or George Wymberly Jones from 1847-1848. The letters pertain to Stevens' and Jones' studies or works on Georgia history and document Stevens' source materials, delineate problems in interpretation of historical events, discuss historical concepts, and comment on Georgia history and literature.

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Jones, George Wymberly.

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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...

Jones, George F. Telfair.

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