John Pendleton King letter, 1853.

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John Pendleton King letter, 1853.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/502274014

This collection contains a letter from John Pendleton King of Augusta, Georgia to Alexander Robert Lawton of Savannah, Georgia. The letter discusses business dealings and is dated 14 April 1853.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622833

Georgia Historical Society

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King, John Pendleton, 1799-1888

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vh7298 (person)

John Pendleton King (1799-1888) was born on April 3, 1799 near Glasgow, Kentucky. While a young boy, King's family moved to Bedford County, Tennessee. He entered the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, in 1817. King became a lawyer and practiced until 1829. During this time he traveled to Europe, befriending General Lafayette while in Paris. In 1831, Governor Wilson Lumpkin appointed King as the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; he was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1833. Also ...

Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896

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Alexander Robert Lawton of Savannah, Ga., was a lawyer, Confederate brigadier and quartermaster general, president of the American Bar Association, Georgia state legislator, and U.S. minister to Austria-Hungary, 1887-1889. From the description of Alexander Robert Lawton papers, 1774-1952 (bulk 1839-1896). WorldCat record id: 24864372 Confederate soldier and lawyer. From the description of Letter signed : Richmond, to S. L. Fremont, 1864 Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldC...