Henry Jackson papers, 1800-1840.

ArchivalResource

Henry Jackson papers, 1800-1840.

The collection consists of letters, documents, lists and accounts, many of which concern materials, apparatus et cetera purchased for the University of Georgia by Henry Jackson when he was in France from 1813-1818. Other materials include some of the Minutes of the Board of Visitors for the University of Georgia, 1832. Included in this collection is one letter each from Francois André Michaux, Augustin S. Clayton, John R. Golding, Iverson L. Harris, Charles F. McCay, H. N. Neisler, G. W. LaFayette (in French), and others.

52 items (0.2 linear feet).

eng,

fre,

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7562208

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60w93vn (person)

Son of the American Revolutionary hero, the marquis de Lafayette. From the description of Letter of Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014865 ...

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v44nc8 (corporateBody)

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...

Neisler, H. N.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61p22z5 (person)

Clayton, Augustin S. (Augustin Smith), 1783-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62z25tp (person)

Augustin Smith Clayton was a member of the first graduating class at the University of Georgia and founder of the Demosthenian Society. Clayton Street in Athens, Clayton County and Clayton, Georgia are all named for him. Clayton helped compile the law statutes of Georgia, served three terms as a judge of the Western Circuit, was a member of the Electoral College, and served in the U.S. Congress from 1831 to 1835. From the description of Augustin Smith Clayton class poem and notebook,...

Jackson, Henry, 1778-1840

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r52jkc (person)

Physician and college teacher. From the description of Journal, 1801-1833. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28419471 Dr. Henry Jackson was born at Moreton, Devonshire, England in 1778, the younger brother of Governor James Jackson of Georgia. He came to Savannah at the age of 12 and graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1802. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Georgia from 1811-1813 and 1818-1828. Jackson was the Secretary of th...

Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67m094q (person)

French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...

McCay, C. F. (Charles Francis), 1810-1889

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6251rw9 (person)

"Charles F. McCay [was] Professor of Mathematics at The University of Georgia from 1833-1853, President of the University of South Carolina, and pioneer in the insurance industry."--"McCay Award Guidelines" from the UGA Dept. of Mathematics web site, http://www.math.uga.edu/about_us/mccay.html (Accessed August 19, 2009) From the description of Charles F. McCay letter, 1888. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 276297432 Charles Francis McCay was born in Pennsylvania ...

Golding, John R., fl. 1800s

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n62pg3 (person)

Harris, Iverson Louis, 1805-1876

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69g710h (person)

Iverson Louis Harris (1805-1876) of Milledgeville, Ga., was a justice of the Georgia superior court, 1859-1865, and of the Georgia supreme court, 1865-1876. From the description of Iverson Louis Harris papers, 1840-1872. WorldCat record id: 23475593 From the guide to the Iverson Louis Harris Papers, 1830s-1872, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Biography Ivers...