Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. historical manuscripts, 1756-1877.

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Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. historical manuscripts, 1756-1877.

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The collection consists of various documents, legal and land transactions pertaining to early Georgia acquired by Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., noted Georgia historian, archaeologist, and political figure in the nineteenth century. Selections from this collection : 1.) Document, appointing Charles C. Jones, Jr., commissioner of deeds for the State of Kentucky 15 October 1877, granted by James B. McCreary, governor; 2.) Document, appointing Charles C. Jones, Jr., commissioner to administer oaths, and take depositions and affadavits for the State of Mississippi 22 April 1868, granted by Benjamin G. Humphreys, governor; 3.) Land grant to Thomas Smyth 24 April 1794 regarding 1000 acres in Franklin County by George Mathews, governor (plat attached); 4.) Plat of Arcadia, the plantation owned by Reverend C. C. Jones, in Liberty County 26 August 1848.

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Arcadia Plantation (Liberty County, Ga.)

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McCreary, James B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918

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James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 - October 8, 1918) was born in Richmond, Kentucky, the son of Dr. Edmund R. and Sabrina (Bennett) McCreary. During the Civil War, McCreary served with John Hunt Morgan in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry. He served as Governor of Kentucky from 1875-1879 and 1911-1915. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1884-1897. He also served in the US Senate 1903-1909. In 1914, McCreary ran for the US Senate, but lost. He died in Richmond in 1918. From ...

Kentucky. Governor (1875-1879 : McCreary)

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Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893

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"Known as the "Macaulay of the South," Charles C. Jones Jr. was the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century. Also a noted autograph and manuscript collector and an accomplished amateur archaeologist, Jones in later years became a prominent memorialist of the Lost Cause and critic of the New South." - "Charles C. Jones Jr." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved August 21, 2008) From the description of Charles Colcock Jones letters, 1866-1...

Mississippi. Governor (1865-1868 : Humphreys)

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Mathews, George, 1739-1812

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Army officer, governor, and U.S. representative of Georgia. From the description of Land grant of George Mathews, 1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452870 Member of the U.S. Congress, 1789-1791, and governor of Georgia, 1793-1796. From the description of Papers, 1786-1794. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030137 George and Sampson Mathews, sons of John Mathews, were men of prominence in Augusta County, Virginia. Sampson Mathews rose ...

Humphreys, Benjamin G., 1808-1882.

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Georgia. Governor (1793-1796 : Mathews)

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George Mathews, a veteran of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War (1775-83), migrated to Wilkes County from Virginia between 1783 and 1784. He quickly rose to service as a state legislator, governor, and member of the U.S. Congress. -- "George Mathews, 1739-1812." New Georgia Encyclopedia http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved July 4, 2009) Yazoo land fraud "in U.S. history, scheme by which Georgia legislators were bribed in 1795 to sell most of the l...