Thomas Butler King papers, 1827-1840.

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Thomas Butler King papers, 1827-1840.

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The collection consists of correspondence to Thomas Butler King from 1827-1840. The correspondence documents King's law practice and business concerns. Of particular interest is a letter (October 25, 1830) discussing land surveys in Georgia, land lotteries, bills before the General Assembly, and gold mining in North Georgia. Correspondents include John R. Stanford, John M. Gray, and W. Pemberton.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403748

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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King, T. Butler (Thomas Butler), 1800-1864

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Thomas Butler King, legislator, planter, and politician, was born August 27, 1800, in Palmer, Massachusetts, and died May 10, 1864, in Waynesboro, Georgia. He migrated to Glynn County, Georgia (1820s), married Anna Matilda Page of St. Simons Island (1824), and had three prosperous plantations by the mid 1830s. King was elected a Georgia senator from Glynn County (1832, 1859), and a United States Congressman (1838, 1840, 1844, 1846); was sent to California by President Taylor to urge the formatio...

Stanford, John R.

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Pemberton, W.

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Gray, John M., fl. 1827-1840.

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