Wills Hill letter to James Habersham, 1772 April 1

Summary

Creator:

Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793

Date:

1772 April 1

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Wills Hill letter to James Habersham, ms526, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter from Wills Hill (at that time, Earl of Hillsborough), Whitehall, to acting governor James Habersham, Savannah, Georgia dated April 1, 1772. The letter discusses Indian depredations, smallpox, an appropriation for the support of the "civil establishment of Georgia for the present year", says he encloses copy of estimate upon which grant is founded "for your direction in the Application thereof," mentions an increase in the allowance for purchase of "implements and utensils for improving the manufacture of raw silk."

Biographical / historical:

Wills Hill (1718-1793) was known as the Earl of Hillsborough and later Marquis of Downshire.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Also available online as part of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Smallpox -- Georgia.
Silk industry -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Names:

Habersham, James, 1715-1775

Places:

Georgia -- Politics and government -- To 1775.

Preferred citation:

Wills Hill letter to James Habersham, ms526, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.