Sidney Root letter to Rev. J. H. DeVotie, 1856 October 29

Summary

Creator:
Root, Sidney, 1824-1897
Date:
1856 October 29
Extent:
1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Sidney Root letter to Rev. J. H. DeVotie, ms 1417. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

One letter: dated Lumpkin (Georgia), October 29, 1856, to "Rev. J. H. DeVotie," signed "S. Root," in which Root asks for Devotie's assistance in counseling Judge M. J. Wellborn of Columbus, and assisting Wellborn in his search for religion.

Biographical / historical:

Sidney Root (1824-1897) played several high-stakes roles in service of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Aside from these capitalistic and political ventures, his public life included developing green space in Atlanta, and pioneering forest conservation in Georgia, higher education for African Americans and religious training for both blacks and whites. For more information, see http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/sidney-root-1824-1897

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Sidney Root letter to Rev. J. H. DeVotie, ms 1417. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.