Augusta (Ga.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission records
This collection comprises of financial, administrative, and general records of the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee as they planned a celebration for the event in Augusta from 1970-1976. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, event plans, legal and government documents, and publications related to the committee planning and the celebrations during 1976.
Daughters of the American Revolution Augusta Chapter records
Collection is comprised of minutes, scrapbooks, yearbooks, comprehensive histories, and general adminstrative materials documenting the Augusta chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) since its inception in 1892.
George Galphin papers
This collection is comprised of materials acquired during the preparation of a George Galphin issue of Richmond County History (vol 13, 1981), consisting of xerox copies of original records and secondary sources, news clippings, photos, correspondence concerning George Galphin, a colonial trader of Silver Bluff, S.C. and Galphintown (Queensborough), Ga.
Georgia Loyalists research collection
Commentary on notes compiled by Robert Lambert on the Georgia Loyalists by David Kearns
Georgia Revolutionary War Claim
This collection is comprised of a single Georgia Revolutionary War Claim, dated 1836. The document is a retrospective account of Matthew St. Clair Clarke's case, in which he demands to be compensated for the extensive damanges to his hosuse and property during the Revolutionary War.
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America collection
This collection is comprised of activities, administrative records, correspondence, photographs, and foundational governing documents of the Augusta chapter of the Colonial Dames between 1900 and the early 1970s. The collection also contains invitations for Colonial Dames national events, along with the society's bylaws.
Skinner family papers
Papers from the Skinner family, dating from the pre-revolutionary period. Comprised of books, legal documents, family letters, and business papers. The collection comprises of mostly receipts and land deeds/indentures. Includes papers from William Skinner, Charles Skinner, and James Skinner.
