- Creator
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804
- Call number
- MssCol 4669
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
George Walton letter and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Received as part of the Emmet, Ford and Sabin collections, and by purchase, 1897
Processing information
Compiled by Susan P. Waide, 2015
Related Material
Forms part of Emmet collection
Key terms
Names
- Jones, Seaborn, 1759-1815 -- recipient
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804
- United States -- Declaration of Independence -- Signers
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328