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Samuel Barnard Adams papers
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Samuel Barnard Adams was born on September 8, 1853, in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1872 and was admitted to the bar the following year. He practiced law in Savannah and was City Attorney for more than twenty years. Adams also filled an unexpired term on the Georgia Supreme Court in 1902. In July 1877, Adams was involved in a duel with another Savannah attorney, Rodolph Rufus Richards. The challenge was issued by Richards as he felt that he had been dishonored by Adams. Neither man was harmed in the exchange of shots; they both signed a settlement apologizing to each other. Adams was forced to leave Trinity United Methodist Church due to his involvement in the duel. He then joined Wesley Monumental Church where his future father-in-law, Reverend Alexander M. Wynn was the minister. Adams married Annie J. Wynn (1851-1938) of Savannah on December 19, 1877. They had seven children. Annie died on June 7, 1938 and is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery. Samuel B. Adams died on March 20, 1938 and is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery.
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This collection contains documents relating to the life of Samuel B. Adams. The majority of the collection relates to a duel that Adams fought with Rodolph Rufus Richards. Also included are certificates from the University of Georgia, documents allowing Adams to practice law, a certificate appointing Adams to serve as an Interim Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court, speeches made by Adams, and a printed copy of a paper he presented to the Georgia Bar Association entitled 'Lynching and Its Remedy' (1916). There are also two photographs and numerous newspaper clippings concerning Adams, his brother A. Pratt Adams, and other family members.
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GHS 1559, Samuel Barnard Adams papers, 1871-1923. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
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Document allowing Samuel Adams to practice law in Georgia, March 21, 1873; certificate allowing Samuel Adams to practice law in Georgia, December 16, 1874; certificate allowing Samuel Adams to practice law in the Fifth Circuit, Southern District of Georgia, April 10, 1876; certificate allowing Samuel Adams to practice law in the Fourth Circuit of the District of South Carolina, May 10, 1893; telegraph from Samuel Lawrence, adjourning District Court, June 19, 1871; letters 1 through 8 regarding disagreement between Samuel B. Adams and R.R. Richards, July 6 - July 8, 1877 (compiled)
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