George Rockingham Gilmer papers


Descriptive Summary
Title: George Rockingham Gilmer papers
Creator: Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859
Inclusive Dates: 1827, 1858
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms330
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859) was a U.S. Representative and Georgia Governor (1829-1831 and 1837-1839).

For more information, see the article George R. Gilmer (1790-1859) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a journal written by George Rockingham Gilmer detailing a trip he took to Virginia in 1858. The journal describes travels, friends, relatives, and activities during the trip. Also included are two letters containing biographical information of Gilmer, and a land grant for 202 ½ acres to Hardy Deloach in Carroll County, Georgia, surveyed January 18, 1827.