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Augusta (Ga.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

American Revolution Bicentennial Commission records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-066
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1970-1976; Other: Date acquired: 12/00/1983

Daughters of the American Revolution Augusta Chapter records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-424
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1892-2015; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2020; Other: Accrual Date Acquired: 08/05/2026

George Galphin papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-072
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1709-1850; Other: Date acquired: 05/05/1981

Georgia Loyalists research collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-178
Abstract

Commentary on notes compiled by Robert Lambert on the Georgia Loyalists by David Kearns

Dates: Created: 1782-1788; Other: Date acquired: 10/20/1992

Georgia Revolutionary War Claim

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-076
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1836; Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-208
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1900s - 1970s

Skinner family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-002
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: Created: 1773-1880; Other: Date acquired: 06/21/1977