William Pierce collection, 1787?-1937.

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William Pierce collection, 1787?-1937.

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The collection consists of several items relating to William Pierce (1753-1789). Included are: 1.) the original copies of 11 letters written to Albert B. Saye from June 1, 1936 to March 31, 1937, by descendants of Pierce regarding the location of extant writings by him; 2.) eleven typed pages of extracts from the writings of William Pierce, with citations to sources; 3.) a three-page typed bibliography on Georgia's delegates to the Constitutional Convention; 4.) seventeen pages of manuscript notes on Pierce's Notes copied with permission by Saye on April 7, 1937 from the photostatic copy (then available in the Connecticut State Library; 5.) a 17-page photocopy of an address delivered by Pierce at Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia on July 4, 1788.

15 items (0.1 linear ft.)

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Pierce, William, 1753-1789

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William Pierce (1753 – December 10, 1789) was an American artist, merchant, planter, and politician from Georgia. He served as an army officer during the American Revolutionary War and a member of the United States Constitutional Congress and United States Continental Convention of 1787. Born in York County in the Colony of Virginia, as a young man, he studied art under Charles Willson Peale in Maryland and returned to Williamsburg, Virginia to accept commissions in the Summer of 1775. As ten...

Christ Church (Savannah, Ga.)

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Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia, was founded in 1733 by Henry Herbert. Christ Church was the first Anglican parish in Georgia. John Wesley served as the third rector of the parish, from 1736-1737. George Whitefield succeeded Wesley. The church received its charter on December 23, 1789, which was finalized by Edward Telfair on March 3, 1790. From the description of Christ Church (Savannah, Ga.) charter, 1790. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142561 ...

Saye, Albert Berry

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"Albert B. Saye, professor of political science at the University of Georgia (UGA), was one of the most well-known scholars of Georgia history and politics. He was the author of twelve books, six of which focused on Georgia history. New Viewpoints in Georgia History (1943), arguably his most famous book, was one of the first scholarly works to refute the assumption that the colony of Georgia was established by debtors. His book Principles of American Government (1950) sold more than 200,000 copi...

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...