Correspondence regarding the spelling of Elijah Clarke's name, 1961-1963

Summary

Creator:

Georgia Historical Society, Georgia. Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology., and Athens Historical Society

Date:

1961-1963

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Correspondence regarding the spelling of Elijah Clarke's name, ms438, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence written between 1961 and 1963 discussing the spelling of Elijah Clarke's last name, as well as the spelling of Clarke County, the Georgia county named for him. Correspondents include Garland Peyton (Director, Department of Mines, Mining and Geology of Georgia), Pat Bryant (Deputy Surveyor General, Georgia Surveyor General Department, Office of the Secretary of State), Richard N. Fickett, III (Athens Historical Society, President), Lillian M. Hawes (Georgia Historical Society, Savannah). Correspondents included photocopies of pages from Georgia's Official and Statistical Register (1957-1958), Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia (1801), and an extract from "Origin of the name of Clark's Hill," a typescript by Tilden B. Lane.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Clarke, Elijah, 1733-1799

Places:

Clarke County (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Correspondence regarding the spelling of Elijah Clarke's name, ms438, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.