Thomas Butler King Papers, 1835-1837, 1839.

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Thomas Butler King Papers, 1835-1837, 1839.

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The collection consists of eight letters of Thomas Butler King to his brother, Henry King, 1835-1837. The letters to Henry King pertain to family matters, crops, and financial matters. Three of the letters also concern the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. Also included is a letter from King to Peter J. Williams, 1839, concerning the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. Items are arranged chronologically.

1 folder; .05 cubic feet.

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7975149

Georgia Historical Society

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King, Anna Matilda, 1798-1859

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Mrs. King of Retreat Plantation, St. Simons Island, Glynn Co., GA, ran the plantation while her husband, Thomas Butler King, was in Congress and engaged in business away from home. From the description of Anna Matilda Page (Mrs. Thomas Butler) King plantation record book, 1842-1871 (bulk 1853-1864). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567732 From the description of Anna Matilda Page (Mrs. Thomas Butler) King plantation record book, 18...

King, T. Butler (Thomas Butler), 1800-1864

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Thomas Butler King, legislator, planter, and politician, was born August 27, 1800, in Palmer, Massachusetts, and died May 10, 1864, in Waynesboro, Georgia. He migrated to Glynn County, Georgia (1820s), married Anna Matilda Page of St. Simons Island (1824), and had three prosperous plantations by the mid 1830s. King was elected a Georgia senator from Glynn County (1832, 1859), and a United States Congressman (1838, 1840, 1844, 1846); was sent to California by President Taylor to urge the formatio...

King, Henry, fl. 1837.

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Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company.

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Williams, Peter, approximately 1756-1837

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