James Edward Oglethorpe autograph and print, 1727, undated.

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James Edward Oglethorpe autograph and print, 1727, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/537613067

This collection contains a framed autograph of James Oglethorpe from 13 May 1727 along with a print of an engraved portrait of Oglethorpe. The date of the print as well as when the print and autograph were framed together is unknown.

1 oversize folder (.10 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7670882

Georgia Historical Society

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James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was a soldier, philanthropist, member of Parliament, founder of the colony of Georgia, and a General in the British Army. Oglethorpe was born in London and received his degree from Cambridge University. He married Elizabeth Wright in 1744. He served as a member of Parliament from 1722-1754. Oglethorpe led a group of colonists to Georgia and settled Savannah on February 1, 1733. Oglethorpe is directly responsible for the distinctive urban development of Savanna...

Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785

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James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was an English statesman and soldier who served as a member of Parliament for thirty-two years. His interest in penal reform coupled with his humanitarian bent and support for imperial expansion led him to conceive of and establish the American colony of Georgia, where newly freed and unemployed debtors from England were to be sent. In addition to his political and philanthropic interests, Oglethorpe was active in the military, attaining the rank of General an...