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Title
Henry Preston Savannah courthouse raid narrative
Collection Number
GHS 0634
Dates
1776
Record Type
collection
Record Level
Collection
Creator
Preston, Henry
Biography/Profile
Henry Preston (d. ca. 1783) was Joint Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown for the province of Georgia.
Scope and Content
This collection contains Henry Preston's 1776 narrative relating the demand for the keys to the Courthouse in Savannah by representatives of the Provincial Congress and their taking of the records.
Extent - Linear Feet
0.05
Container Summary
folder 1
Language
English
Restriction on Access
None.
Repository
Georgia Historical Society
,
Savannah
,
GA
,
31401
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Citation
GHS 0634, Henry Preston Savannah courthouse raid narrative, 1776. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Subject
Narratives (document genres)
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces
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Item 1: Henry Preston's narrative relative to the demand for the keys to the Courthouse in Savannah by representatives of the Provincial Congress and their taking away the records. Savannah
Collection Number
GHS 0634
Date
1776 January 25
Record Level
file
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