Heard Robertson research collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS-288

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Research notes and photocopies relating to Mr. Robertson’s interest in Georgia Loyalists and the Colonial and Revolutionary history of the Georgia back country.

Dates

Created: 1965-1990
Other: Majority of material found in ca. 1965-1990
Other: Date acquired: 04/07/2010

Creator

Robertson, Heard (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

no restrictions

Biographical or Historical Information

This material was donated to Special Collections Reese Library by the creator’s son Mr. Thomas H. Robertson in 2009. Mr. Heard Robertson (October 29, 1922-September 27, 1990) was born and raised in Augusta, and established a law practice from which he retired in later life. He was on the boards of the Georgia Historical Society, the Richmond County Historical Society and the Augusta-Richmond Museum as served as a Trustee of the Academy of Richmond County. A published author, his best known works are Augusta and the American Revolution: Events in the Georgia Back Country written with Edward J. Cashin and as editorial supervisor with A. Ray Rowland of Journal of An Expedition against the Rebels of Georgia in North America Under the Orders of Archibald Campbell Esquire, Lieut. Colol. Of His Majesty’s regiment 1778 edited by Colin Campbell. Inventory prepared by Temilola Sobomehin

Note written by

Extent

6.00 boxes

Language

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Box 1 Folder 1 – William Manson Folder 2 – Orkney Islands Area Archives Folder 3- Photocopies of Land Grants and Legal Documents ( D8/1/4, D2/31/23, D2/9/4, D2/9/10, D2/9/2, D2/8/6 Folder 4 – Photocopies of Land Grants and Legal Documents cont. ( D2/44/18, D2/9/15, D2/52/2, D2/60, D2/18/8, D2/18/12, D2/9/3, D2/34/15) Folder 5- Loyalist claims – Period of the Exodus Folder 6 – Claims of Georgia Indian traders A0/13-36-A Folder 7 – The particular case of the Georgia Loyalists, Anonymous, London, 1783 Box 2 Folder 8- Audit Office Records – Series 13- Claims Letters B-J Folder 9- Audit Office Records – Series 13- Claims Letters K-Y, Special Folder 10 – Claims, Chapter I, Those who fled to avoid consequences Folder 11 – Proceedings of the Commissioners of American Claims- AO 13-Vol 109 Folder 12 – Scottish Loyalists in Georgia Folder 13- Miscellaneous Box 3 Folder 14 – Caudler, Allen D (Ed.), Revolutionary Records of the State of Georgia (3 vols, 1908) Folder 15- Loyalist Claims – Back Country Folder 16 – Moses Kirkland Folder 17 – Newspaper Accounts Folder 18 – British Headquarter Papers (Carleton) Folder 19 –Loyalists Claims, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Folder 20 – Topic Index to GA Loyalist Claims Box 4 Folder 21 – Chapter I – Augusta and the Indian Trade (complete) Folder 22- Chapter II – The Back Country (complete) Folder 23 – Chapter III -Royalists All Folder 24 – Chapter IV – Revolution Comes to Georgia Folder 25 – Chapter V – The Light that Failed Folder 26 – Chapter VI- Border Welfare Folder 27 – Chapter VI – Border Welfare (Correspondence and Notes) Folder 28 – Chapter VII – The Inquisition Folder 29 – Bibliography and References Folder 30 – Bibliography – Back Country Loyalists Box 5 Folder 31 – Georgia Loyalists and related Subjects – File 65-4640 Folder 32- Colonel William M. Perryman – correspondence Folder 33 – Correspondence with Arthur Gross Folder 34- Dr. Thomas J. Wray Folder 35 – Bevan Papers Folder 36 – Loyalist Refugees – 1782 Folder 37 – Burke County Loyalists and Local Welfare in 1779 Folder 38 – Revolutionary War Pension Claims – (Rebel) Box 6 Folder 39 – Martha C. Searcy Folder 40 – Florida Rangers- Initial Organization 1776-WLCL Folder 41 – Augustine Provost to Archibald Campbell- 1779- The Pierpont Morgan Library Folder 42 – Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution 1775-1783 Folder 43 – Heard Robertson’s Loyalists Research and Files (Tom Robertson 2008) Miscellaneous Map of Augusta Miscellaneous Map of Georgia and South Carolina