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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870)
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) NGE >> Government and Politics >> Government >> State Government >> Executive Branch >> Governors of Georgia >> Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) advanced search Certain features within the NGE site re...
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Hugh M. Dorsey (1871-1948)
during themilitia and Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. He later commanded a brigade under General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, and he was brevetted a brigadier general in November 1783. Both Revolutionary War. He later commanded a brigade under General George Washin...
Plantation Agriculture
were Georgia's principal commercial crops in the colonial period. The loss of the British subsidy for indigo ended that industry in Georgia after the Revolution, although Florida exported minor amounts of the staple during the British Period (1763-1783). Both Georgia and Florida exported some...
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: 1782
Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain Poems and Songs of Robert Burnsby Robert Burns 1781 1783 1782 Contents Fickle Fortune: A Fragment Raging Fortune—Fragment Of Song Impromptu—"I'll Go And Be A Sodger" Song—"No Churchman Am I" My Father W...
Fact Monster: Versailles, Treaty of
Mythology Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain EncyclopediaVersailles, Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of, any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, see Paris, Trea...
Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions
Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain World and News > World Geography Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions VolcanoYearDeathsMajor cause of deaths Tambora, Indonesia181592,000Starvation Krakatau, Indonesia188336,417Tsunami Mount Pelee, Martinique190229,025Ash flows Ruiz, Colo...
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lyman Hall (1724-1790)
your browser doesn't appear to be supporting it. Please visit our FAQ section for more information. Lyman Hall (1724-1790) Lyman Hall was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration of Independence. He served as a representative to the Continental Congress and as governor of Georgia (1783...
American History Biography: Pierce, William Leigh
presented him with a ceremonial sword. The year Pierce left the army, 1783, he married Charlotte Fenwick of South Carolina. They had two sons, one of whom died as a child. Pierce made his home in Savannah, where he engaged in business. He first organized an import-export company, Pierce, Wh...
Last Living Veterans of America's Wars
Greek and Roman Mythology Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain World and News > The Wide World of War Last Living Veterans of America's Wars American Revolution (1775–1783) Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109 Last widow, Catherine S....
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