Hopkins family letters, 1826-1913.

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Hopkins family letters, 1826-1913.

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This collection consists of the letters of John Livingston Hopkins, John Livingston Hopkins, Jr., and other members of the Hopkins family.

1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8329540

Georgia Historical Society

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Hopkins, John Livingston, 1828-1912

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Hopkins family.

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Hopkins, John Livingston, 1795-1828.

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John Livingston Hopkins was born near Beaufort, South Carolina. The family moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, when he was a small boy. They later lived on Belleville plantation on Sapelo River, McIntosh County. J.L. Hopkins was a lawyer. He killed McQueen McIntosh in a duel in 1819 and served a prison term for it. Afterwards he moved to Tennessee where he taught school and practiced law. He became a judge and was killed by a man whom he had sentenced to prison. John Livingston Hopkins, Jr. was bor...