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Size | 4 items |
Abstract | The collection includes scattered letters of the Habersham family of Savannah, Ga., including one written by Alexander Wylly from Harvard College, 1790, mentioning the ascent of a hot-air balloon, and two from Joseph Clay Habersham, M.D., one of which discusses yellow fever in Savannah in 1854. |
Creator | Habersham (Family : Savannah, Ga.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Members of the Habersham family of Savannah, Ga., include Joseph Clay Habersham (died 1855); his wife, Ann Wylly Habersham; and their daughter Mrs. William Neyle Habersham.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered letters of the Habersham family, including one written by Alexander Wylly from Harvard College, 1790, mentioning the ascent of a hot-air balloon, and two from Joseph Clay Habersham, M.D., one of which discusses yellow fever in Savannah in 1854.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1790-1854 |