Papers, 1833-1862.

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Papers, 1833-1862.

A commission signed by Lumpkin as governor of Georgia; family letters; a letter from Lumpkin's nephew, John H. Lumpkin, U.S. representative, evaluating Democratic candidates for president in 1856; and a letter by Crawford W. Long declining an invitation to join a medical school faculty.

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Lumpkin, John H. (John Henry), 1812-1860

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Representative from Georgia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome [Ga.], to Caleb Cushing, 1854 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591194 ...

Long, Crawford Williamson, 1815-1878

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Crawford Long, a Georgia native, received his education at Franklin College (University of Georgia). He completed his medical training at the University of Pennsylvania in 1839. After a short time in New York, Dr. Long returned to Georgia and spent his entire career there as a physician and surgeon. He is credited with performing the first operation with ether anesthesia on Mar. 30, 1842. From the guide to the The first patient to whom Crawford Williamson Long administered s[ulphuric...

Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870

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Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on January 14, 1783 to John Lumpkin and Lucy Hopson Lumpkin. While he was still a young child, Lumpkin's family moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Lumpkin married twice, first to Elizabeth Walker, with whom he had six surviving children, and second to Annis Hopkins, with whom he had three children. He served on the Georgia State Legislature and was a member of Congress, 1815-187 and 1827-1831. Lumpkin served two terms as Gov...