Jacob R. Strate letter, 1879 October 9.

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Jacob R. Strate letter, 1879 October 9.

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Letter dated October 9, 1879 from Jacob R. Strate that describes his discovery of a British soldier's grave near the Central of Georgia Roundhouse. In the letter Strate presents to the Georgia Historical Society a Spanish coin (1758) found in the grave.

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Georgia Historical Society

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In the spring of 1839, three Savannahians—Episcopal divine William Bacon Stevens, renowned autograph collector Israel K. Tefft, and educator, scientist, and American Medical Association founder Dr. Richard D. Arnold—hatched the idea of an organization whose mission would be to “collect, preserve, and diffuse the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of America generally.” In May of that year they held the first meeting of what was christened the Georgia Historical Society, the te...

Central of Georgia Railroad Company

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Strate, Jacob R., ca. 1827-1881.

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Jacob R. Strate, born ca. 1827, was a carpenter and native of Newark, New Jersey. Strate came to Savannah in the 1850s and on July 9, 1857 married Fanny B. Thomas of Charleston. They had three children. Jacob worked as a machinist and carpenter for the Central of Georgia Railway Company from 1867 to 1881. He died on December 18, 1881 and is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery. From the description of Jacob R. Strate letter, 1879 October 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477909 ...