 Thomas Stephens notebooks
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteIn 1742, Thomas Stephens (son of Georgia Trustee William Stephens) representing the Malcontents and other disaffected settlers from London, published a pamphlet entitled The Hard Case of the Distressed People of Georgia. The Malcontents believed that Georgia could not prosper without slavery and, in 1750, the Trustees passed a law allowing slavery. For additional information see: William Stephens, New Georgia Encyclopedia, http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/william-stephens-1671-1753 Scope and ContentThe collection consists of eight small manuscript notebooks attributed 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. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThomas Stephens notebooks, ms46, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2015. General NotesDonated by Felix Hargrett in 1950. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||