John Habersham letters, 1780-1789.

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John Habersham letters, 1780-1789.

This collection consists of letters both two and from John Habersham. Correspondents include John Wereat, Mrs. Joseph Habersham, and Joseph Habersham. The letters discuss Habersham's exchange as a prisoner of war, family news, and Native American troubles. One letter, from Timothy Barnard to Major Patrick Carr was sent to John Habersham while he was in Augusta, Georgia, 1784, regarding the Native Americans, Spanish, and Tories. This letter is mentioned in The Revolutionary Records of the State of Georgia, II, 647.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8237340

Georgia Historical Society

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Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815

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Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he attended preparatory schools and Princeton College and became successful merchant and planter. Habersham was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the 1st Georgia Regime...

Habersham, John, 1754-1799

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John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia. Born at Beverly Plantation in Chatham County in the Province of Georgia, Habersham completed preparatory studies and later attended Princeton College before engaging in mercantile pursuits. He served in the Revolutionary War as first lieutenant and brigade major of the First Georgia Continental Regiment and was twice taken as a prisoner of war. In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bona...

Wereat, John, ca. 1733-1799.

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John Wereat (ca. 1733-1799) was born in Somerset, England. He immigrated to America in 1759 and shortly after married Hannah Wilkinson. After moving to Georgia, Wereat became a merchant-planter. He was a member of the Provincial Congress and the Council of Safety. From 1776 until 1783, he served as Georgia's Continental agent. Wereat also served as the de facto governor of Georgia in 1779. He was taken prisoner in Augusta, Georgia, in 1780 and spent a year in a Charleston, South Carolina, prison...