Continental Congress collection, 1773-1798.

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Continental Congress collection, 1773-1798.

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The collection consists of eight Georgia-related Continental Congress pieces. The pieces are: 1.) D. s. by N. W. Jones and Joseph Clay, a printed certificate for the "sum of twenty-shillings, being issued for the purposes mentioned in an Act entitled 'An Act for granting to his Majesty the sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-nine Pounds,'" dated "Georgia, 1773"; 2.) D.s. by General Samuel Elbert, 1 p., 4to, March 15, 1785, certificate for bounty of land; 3.) D.s. by Benjamin Andrew, 1 p., 8vo, Savannah, June 22, 1785; 4.) A.L.s. by Joseph Clay, 1 p., 4to, Savannah, March 4, 1773, on commercial matters; 5.) L.s. by W. Gibbons, Joseph Clay, and US Senator George Jones, 1 p., Savannah, March 12 [14], 1798; 6.) D.s. by Edward Telfair, 1 p., folio, April 16, 1784; 7.) Two autograph receipts, signed by W. C. Houston, April 15, 1786, on verso of a bill for legal fees; 8.) D.s. by Joseph Wood, on verso of a bill rendered to Georgia by James DeVeaux, January 19, 1777, bill is for boat hire for the "use of the detachments doing duty on the Skidoway & Hoseba islands."

8 items (0.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7620675

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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Jones, Noble Wimberly, c. 1723-1805

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Noble Wimberly Jones (c. 1723 – January 9, 1805) was an American physician and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. A leading Georgia patriot in the American Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1781 and 1782. Born in Lambeth, England, he immigrated to North America with his parents, who settled in Savannah in 1733, the first group of white settlers of the Province of Georgia. As a youth, Jones served in the militia under James Oglethorpe, helping to protect the pro...

Houston, William Churchill, c. 1746-1788

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William Churchill Houston (c. 1746 – August 12, 1788) was an American teacher, lawyer and statesman. He was a delegate to both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention for New Jersey. Houston was born in the Sumter District of central South Carolina. His parents, Archibald and Margaret Houston, were farmers who had emigrated to the then British colony from Ireland. He studied at the Poplar Tent Academy before attending the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), ...

Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807

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Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father and politician who served as the Governor of the state of Georgia between 1786 and 1787, and again from 1790 through 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress, and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation. Born on his family's ancestral estate in western Scotland, Telfair graduated from the Kirkcudbright Grammar School before acquiring commercial training. He immigrated to America in 175...

Wood, Joseph, fl. 1777

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Clay, Joseph, fl. 1773

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Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788.

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Revolutionary soldier and merchant. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Herbert's 10 miles above Briar Creek - lower-Bridge", to General Lincoln, 1779 Feb. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270743300 Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) was born in Prince William Parish, South Carolina. During the American Revolution he joined the Sons of Liberty. A member of the first Georgia Council of Safety (1775), he entered the Continental service as a lieutenant-colonel in 1776. ...

Gibbons, William, 1726-1800

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William Gibbons (April 8, 1726 – September 27, 1800) was an American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia. Born at Bears Bluff in Charleston County in the Province of South Carolina, Gibbons studied law in Charleston, South Carolina, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Savannah, Georgia. A member of the colonial assembly from 1760 to 1762, he joined the Sons of Liberty in 1774, and on May 11, 1775, was one of the party that broke open the magazine in Savannah and removed 600 pounds of t...

De Veaux, James, 1812-1844

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Artist, of Charleston, S.C.; member, National Academy of Design (New York, N.Y.). From the description of James De Veaux papers, 1838 Nov. 1-1840 May 30. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34763552 ...

Andrew, Benjamin, 1730-1799

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Jones, George, 1766-1838

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George Jones was born in Savannah, the son of Noble Wimberly Jones. He studied medicine under his father and practiced for several years. He was in the Revolutionary War in it last years, served in both houses of the Georgia Legislature, was an Alderman and Mayor of Savannah, judge of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, and a member of the U.S. Senate in 1807. From the description of George Jones papers, 1796. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85450385 ...