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Great Britain Public Records Office records
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Great Britain. Public Record Office |
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1723-1885 |
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Collection includes photocopies of Great Britain's Public Records Office records from 1600-1900. Records are primarily derived
from the Colonial Office, Treasury, and Admiralty Office and cover the financial, adminstratorial, and legal affairs of British
colonies located in the Americas.
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ms1118 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Manson papers
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Manson, William |
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1769-1787 |
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The collection consists of papers of William Manson from 1769-1787. The papers include land grants, indentures, plats, and
legal documents. The materials document Manson's role in settling Georgia, his land claims, information on Manson's loyalty
and service to the crown during the American Revolution, and his subsequent claims for compensation due to seizure of his
lands by the American government.
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ms1157 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Revell claim against King George II
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Revell, Thomas |
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1748 July 5 |
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A claim brought by Thomas Revell against King George II on July 5, 1748. The document sets forth the initial contract responsibilities
between Revell and the crown, under which the King bore responsibility for any losses due to pirates, enemies, or the sea.
Revell describes the September 1741 attack upon the sloop James Barnes carrying stores intended for General James Oglethorpes'
men at Fort Frederica, Georgia and asks for the compensation due him.
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ms1429 |
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Hargrett Library |
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