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Henry Rootes Jackson papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Jackson, Henry R., (Henry Rootes), 1820-1898. |
| Title: | Henry Rootes Jackson papers |
| Dates: | 1848-1890 |
| Extent: | 0.2 cubic feet (2 folders) |
| Identification: | MS 0420 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Rootes Jackson, a grandson of General James Jackson, was a lawyer, minister to Austria, Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army, minister to Mexico, and long-time president of the Georgia Historical Society.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains letters from Henry Rootes Jackson to James Milton Smith (the Governor of Georgia) regarding Sir James Wright and the viewpoint of Georgia Loyalists in the Revolutionary War; General Henry M. Cist requesting a copy of General Boynton's letters; Charles Elmer Rice regarding George W. Crawford. The collection also includes a holograph poem, "To Henry R. Jackson (Impromptu)," signed by Paul H. Hayne, and a certificate showing Jackson's appointment to the position of Attorney for the State of Georgia, by James K. Polk, 1848.
Index Terms
Location of Originals
Original letter, Henry R. Jackson to the Governor of Georgia, 1876, in the Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Lucy Barrow McIntire was the granddaughter of Henry Rootes Jackson.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Henry Rootes Jackson papers, MS 420, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Georgia Department of Archives and History, 1966 (Item 1); Lucy Barrow McIntire, 1965 (Item 2); Lester Karrow, 1963 (Item 3); Malcolm Bell, Jr., 1973 (Item 4).
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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.
Sponsorship
Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Container List
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| 2 | Holograph poem, "To Henry R. Jackson (Impromptu)." Savannah, Georgia, 1883 ( 1.0 p. ) | ||||||||||||
| Dated Sunday 18th, 1883. Signed Paul H. Hayne. | |||||||||||||
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| 3 | Henry R. Jackson to General Henry M. Cist. Savannah, Georgia, 1889 June 18 ( 1.0 p. ) | ||||||||||||
| Requesting copy of General Boynton's Letters. | |||||||||||||
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| 5 | Certificate showing appointment of Henry R. Jackson, by President James K. Polk, to the position of Attorney for the State of Georgia, 1848 March 22 | ||||||||||||