Seventy-fifth Anniversary Report of the Georgia Historical Society, Containing Annual Reports of Officers, Anniversary Addresses, Bibliography of the Society, List of Officers and Members, Consituition and By-law, Acts of Incorporation, Miss Telfair's Trust Deed, Extract from the Telfar Will, Etc |
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Page 48
... Collections , " its excellent library and unrivalled col- lection of manuscripts , has not lived up to the purposes and vastly exceeded the hopes of those who founded it . In the period of active growth and national pride which ensued ...
... Collections , " its excellent library and unrivalled col- lection of manuscripts , has not lived up to the purposes and vastly exceeded the hopes of those who founded it . In the period of active growth and national pride which ensued ...
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... Collections whose superior worth has been recognized by scholars in every part of the country . Its first volume , published in 1840 by Dr. William B. Stevens , took rank at once with the best of its class . It chose from the beginning ...
... Collections whose superior worth has been recognized by scholars in every part of the country . Its first volume , published in 1840 by Dr. William B. Stevens , took rank at once with the best of its class . It chose from the beginning ...
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... collection of historical books , pamphlets , manuscripts and other articles , many of which are listed in the accompanying report of the Librarian . But your best assets are the record of the achievements of your predecessors and the ...
... collection of historical books , pamphlets , manuscripts and other articles , many of which are listed in the accompanying report of the Librarian . But your best assets are the record of the achievements of your predecessors and the ...
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... Collections , and forms a most use- ful and interesting addition to the accessible history of the State . During the year there has also been issued Volume VIII , another interesting and valuable publication , being the Letters of ...
... Collections , and forms a most use- ful and interesting addition to the accessible history of the State . During the year there has also been issued Volume VIII , another interesting and valuable publication , being the Letters of ...
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... collection was presented to the Society on its 50th anniversary by Mrs. Sarah S. Walden , daughter - in - law of Mr. Tefft who was really the prime mover in the organization . The Georgia Historical Society was incorporated by act of ...
... collection was presented to the Society on its 50th anniversary by Mrs. Sarah S. Walden , daughter - in - law of Mr. Tefft who was really the prime mover in the organization . The Georgia Historical Society was incorporated by act of ...
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Academy of Arts address delivered Alexander American history anniversary annual meeting Annual Report appointed ARTICLE Arts and Sciences Augusta Board of Curators building Button Gwinnett by-laws celebration Charlton City of Savannah Collections Colony of Georgia Committee on Printing Constitution Corresponding members Corresponding Secretary Cunningham duty elected February 12 foundation funds Gari Melchers George Georgia Historical Society Gordon Governor Habersham Henry hereby historian history of Georgia Hodgson Hall Honorary members institution interest James James Oglethorpe John John McPherson Berrien Jones Joseph Clay June Lawton Librarian Mackall manuscripts Margaret Telfair Hodgson Melchers ment Oglethorpe organization OTIS ASHMORE Paid Morning Pamphlet portrait present President Printing and Publishing proper Province of Georgia quarter century regular meeting Revolution Samuel Elbert Society's South Carolina Stephen Elliott Stevens successors Telfair Academy tion torical Society trust Vice-President Volume VII Voucher W. J. DeRenne William Harden WILLIAM W Wymberley
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Page 50 - These all died in Faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Page 50 - By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise : for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is GOD.
Page 88 - A state of the province of Georgia, attested upon oath in the court of Savannah, November 10, 1740 [by W.
Page 5 - Philadelphia, be, and shall be, for ever hereafter, persons able and capable in law, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 6 - AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this act shall be and is hereby declared to be a public act, and shall be construed...
Page 73 - The Georgia Historical Society was incorporated by a statute of the 19th of December, 1839, the preamble of which recites that "the members of a society instituted in the City of Savannah for the purpose of collecting, preserving, and diffusing information relating to the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of American history generally, have applied for an act of incorporation.
Page 10 - ... trust to keep and preserve the same, with the collection therein, and other books and works of art to be purchased by the officers of the society out of the income of a fund bequeathed by the devisor for the purpose, " as a public edifice for a library and academy of arts and sciences...
Page 20 - Librarian shall keep a record of their proceedings — and be entrusted, in general, with the custody, care and increase, of whatever comes within the province of their appointed duty. 8. The Committee on Printing and Publishing, shall prepare for publication whatever documents or collections shall be ordered, by the Society — shall contract for, and supervise the printing of the same, and shall furnish the Recording Secretary and Librarian, with such blank notices, summonses, labels, &c.
Page 6 - ... thousand dollars in value, but the clear annual income of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars...
Page 6 - Provided, however, that the funds of the said corporation shall be used and appropriated to the promotion of the objects stated in the preamble to this Act, and those only.