William Tappan Thompson papers, [ca. 1865-1882].

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William Tappan Thompson papers, [ca. 1865-1882].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476853

The collection consists of papers of William Tappan Thompson from ca. 1865-1882. The papers include a scrapbook containing mainly newspaper clippings regarding Thompson's career and death; a few pieces of correspondence; photographs; and a handwritten manuscript of "Major Jones' Courtship Or Adventures of a Christmas Eve, A Farce in Two Acts" by Thompson. The correspondence includes a letter from E.C. Wade on February 28, 1865 which discusses conditions in Union-occupied Savannah; a letter from W. Watkin Hicks, Florida State Superintendent of Public Instruction on April 22, 1875 in which Hicks objects to Thompson's editorial comments about him; and a letter of condolence from Georgia Governor Alfred H. Colquitt.

.5 linear ft.

Georgia College & State University, GC&SU Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403668

Georgia College & State University, GC&SU Library

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Hicks, W. Watkin.

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Jones, Joseph, 1812-1882

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Wade, E. C. S. (Emlyn Capel Stewart), 1895-1978

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Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882

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William Tappan Thompson (1812-1882), newspaperman, founded the SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS and humorist author who wrote under the pseudonym Major Joseph Jones. From the description of William Tappan Thompson papers, [ca. 1865-1882]. (Georgia College & State University). WorldCat record id: 38476853 ...