Herbert B. Battle speech, 1920.

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Herbert B. Battle speech, 1920.

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This collection consists of a seventeen-page address given by Herbert B. Battle before the Alabama Anthropological Society at a special "Benjamin Hawkins Meeting" on October 8, 1920. The address is a sketch of the life of Hawkins. For biographical information on Hawkins see Benjamin Hawkins, Indian Agent by M. B. Pound.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816

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Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754 – June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite. Appointed by George Washington in 1796 as one of three commissioners to the Creeks, in 1801 President Jefferson named him "principal agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio [River]", and was principal Indian agent to the Creek Indians. Born on his f...

Battle, H. B. (Herbert Bemerton), 1862-1929

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Herbert Bemerton Battle (1862-1929) was born on May 29 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Kemp Plummer and Martha Ann Battle. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with his B.S. in 1881 and his Ph.D. in 1887. Battle was an original member and Vice President of the Alabama Anthropological Society, founded in 1909. He married Alice Matilda Wilson in 1885. From the description of Herbert B. Battle speech, 1920. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 4...

Alabama Anthropological Society

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The Alabama Anthropological Society was organized May 13, 1909, after Thomas M. Owen, Peter A. Brannon, and Henry S. Halbert decided that an organization was needed for the promotion of the study of anthropology in Alabama. From its formation in 1909 and through the 1920s the group sponsored meetings to exchange information and ideas, as well as excursions in which the members excavated Native American artifacts. The group had five committees whose members were appointed by the pres...