Samuel Stirk deed and letter, 1783-1784.

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Samuel Stirk deed and letter, 1783-1784.

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The papers consist of a deed for property in Chatham County, Georgia, formerly the property of Governor James Wright, January 9, 1783. Samuel Stirk was the highest bidder on the confiscated estate. The second item is a letter from Samuel Stirk to the President of the Executive Council, Stephen Heard, on June 15, 1784. Stirk asks for an opinion on the procedure regarding Charles Watts who was named in the Bill of Confiscation and Banishment.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Watts, Charles, 1836-1906

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Heard, Stephen, 1740-1815

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Stirk, Samuel, 1756-1793

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Samuel Stirk (1756-1793) was an attorney in Savannah, Georgia and later Attorney General of Georgia. During the Revolutionary War he was a Lt. Colonel of the Georgia Militia. Stirk was a member of the Executive Council in 1777 and a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781, but he did not attend the meeting. From the description of Samuel Stirk deed and letter, 1783-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477966 ...

Wright, James, Sir, 1716-1785

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British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782) who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Sir James Wright correspondence, 1784 September 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983534 British royal governor of Georgia (1760-1776, 1779-1782), who returned to England after the Revolution. From the description of Papers, 1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149569 Sir James Wright (1716-1785) was a lawyer in Charleston, ...