George Walton letter and documents

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{"value"=>"1783-1796", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1783/1796"}

date_inclusive_start

1783

date_inclusive_end

1796

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1783

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{"value"=>"George Walton letter and documents"}

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{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an American soldier, lawyer, and judge. He served briefly as a U. S. senator for Georgia in Congress, was Chief Justice of Georgia and also a justice of the Superior Court, and was twice governor of the state. A letter written to Augusta lawyer Seaborn Jones (1759-1815) while a senator at Philadelphia, 16-17 February 1796, discusses matters pending in Congress, including proposed legislation, relations with Native Americans, and foreign treaties. Also present are several legal documents, 1783-1791, signed by Walton as Chief Justice or Superior Court justice, and two clipped signatures."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>George Walton letter and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

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{"value"=>"Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Received as part of the Emmet, Ford and Sabin collections, and by purchase, 1897</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}

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{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of <span class=\"unittitle\">Emmet collection</span></p>"}

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.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1783

date_end

1796

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