Thomas Stephens (misattributed) notebooks, circa 1736-1742
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1736-1742
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet (8 volumes in 7 folders)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Stephens (misattributed) notebooks, ms46, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of eight small manuscript notebooks misattributed to Thomas Stephens; however, the author is unknown. The entries are undated, but were kept during the early years of Georgia's settlement. The writings document the arguments made by the Malcontents against the Georgia Trustees' administration of the colony. Notebooks contain handwritten entries, in pencil with ink overlaid, regarding tariff, slavery, voyages, rum, and the condition of Georgia.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Tariff -- Georgia.
Rum -- Georgia.
African Americans -- Southern States
Notebooks. - Names:
- Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America
Stephens, William, 1671-1753
Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785
Stephens, Thomas, agent for the people of Georgia - Places:
- Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas Stephens (misattributed) notebooks, ms46, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.