Lewis Stanley de Vegter collection, 1791-1868.

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Lewis Stanley de Vegter collection, 1791-1868.

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This collection consists of materials collected by Lewis Stanley de Vegter. Included are an indenture for the sale of land in Yamacraw by Joseph and Ann Gibbons to William Gibbons, dated Chatham County, February 28, 1791; an appraisal by Joseph Habersham of a lot within the contemplated site of Fort Wayne; and a receipted bill for rice from R. Habersham and Sons, Merchants and Factors. Joseph Habersham (1751-1815) was a lifelong resident of Savannah, Georgia. He married Isabella Rae in 1776 and had five sons and five daughters. He was a leader of the "Sons of Liberty" in Savannah in 1774. During the Revolutionary War, Habersham rose to the rank of colonel in the Georgia Line of the Continental Army. After the war, he assisted in Georgia's ratification of the Constitution. In 1795, he was appointed Postmaster General of the United States by President George Washington. Habersham was also a prominent merchant and planter. Robert Habersham (1786-1870) was one of Joseph Habersham's sons and the proprietor of R. Habersham and Sons, located at 146 Bay Street in Savannah.

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Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815

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Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he attended preparatory schools and Princeton College and became successful merchant and planter. Habersham was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the 1st Georgia Regime...

Vegter, Lewis Stanley de.

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Lewis Stanley de Vegter lived in Savannah, Georgia From the description of Lewis Stanley de Vegter collection, 1791-1868. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 46764974 ...