Habersham family papers, 1787-1892.

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Habersham family papers, 1787-1892.

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Correspondence, chiefly of the sons of Richard Wylly Habersham (1786-1842). Chiefly letters between Rev. Barnard Elliott Habersham, his wife Emma Matthews Habersham, and their son, Richard Wylly Habersham, who served in the Hampton Legion of the Confederate Army and settled in Brazil after the Civil War. Includes letters from Alexander Wylly Habersham, who resigned from the U.S. Navy in 1857 to pursue mercantile interests in Japan and was imprisoned at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., as a Southern sympathizer after his return in 1861; and some letters from the related Barker family of New York and the Pacific Northwest.

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Habersham, Stephen Elliott, 1821-

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Stephen Habersham (1821-1904) was the son of Richard Wylly Habersham and Sarah Hazzard Elliott of Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Stephen Habersham account book of Grove Plantation, 1858-1864. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 173482520 ...

Habersham family.

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Habersham, Emma Matthews

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Habersham, Barnard Elliott, 1814-

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Rev. Barnard Elliott Habersham was an Episcopal minister and son of Sarah Hazzard and Richard Wylly Habersham, U.S. Representative for Georgia (1839-42). He married Emma Mathewes of Charleston, S.C., with whom he had four children: Ella, Robert, Richard, and Frank. From the description of Barnard Elliott Habersham letter, 1840 Sept. 1. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 465203687 ...

Habersham, Richard Wylly, 1812-

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Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Habersham, Richard Wylly

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Habersham, Alexander Wylly, 1826-1883

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Habersham, Richard Wylly, 1786-1842

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Richard Wylly Habersham was a son of James Habersham, Jr. Born in Savannah on December 10, 1786, he graduated from Princeton College in 1805. He was a lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and was elected as a member of the 26th and 27th Congress from 1839 until 1842, when he died in Clarksville, Georgia. From the description of Richard Wylly Habersham letter, 1831. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80201907 ...

Barker family

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