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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... period of the Revolution is chiefly thought of as the beginning of a nation . To the man of that day the most impressive thought often was , that his colony had now become a state , independent and sovereign . It is signifi- cant of the ...
... period of the Revolution is chiefly thought of as the beginning of a nation . To the man of that day the most impressive thought often was , that his colony had now become a state , independent and sovereign . It is signifi- cant of the ...
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... period saw the founding in 1791 of the Massachusetts Historical Society , the oldest of such organizations among us , in 1804 of the New York Historical Society , and in 1812 of the American Antiquarian Society of Worcester , Mas ...
... period saw the founding in 1791 of the Massachusetts Historical Society , the oldest of such organizations among us , in 1804 of the New York Historical Society , and in 1812 of the American Antiquarian Society of Worcester , Mas ...
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... period . It could not of course last , when your State and North Carolina were free . In 1876 , follow- ing the lead of Mississippi , who had secured possession of her government the year before , and guided by our own Hampton , we ...
... period . It could not of course last , when your State and North Carolina were free . In 1876 , follow- ing the lead of Mississippi , who had secured possession of her government the year before , and guided by our own Hampton , we ...
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... period . While it has always continued its functions as a historical society , it also gave to its mem- bers until 1903 the benefits of a circulating library , main- taining , as it did , the only public or semi - public library in the ...
... period . While it has always continued its functions as a historical society , it also gave to its mem- bers until 1903 the benefits of a circulating library , main- taining , as it did , the only public or semi - public library in the ...
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... period of its existence has the Society within one year made such valuable contri- bution to the history of our State . Telfair Academy Finances The Telfair Academy began the year with a balance of $ 2,046.46 , but with the old ...
... period of its existence has the Society within one year made such valuable contri- bution to the history of our State . Telfair Academy Finances The Telfair Academy began the year with a balance of $ 2,046.46 , but with the old ...
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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.