Letter, 1743 March 20, Charles-Town, So[uth] Car[o]l[i]na.

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Letter, 1743 March 20, Charles-Town, So[uth] Car[o]l[i]na.

Garden discusses the state of religion in South Carolina and the plight of orphans sent to Georgia by Oglethorpe. Recipient unknown.

1 ALS ; 21 cm.

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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...

Garden, Alexander, 1686-1756

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