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Proclamation regarding postmaster Lafayette McLaws
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Title: | Proclamation regarding postmaster Lafayette McLaws |
| Dates: | 1884 |
| Extent: | 0.05 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identification: | MS 0903 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Lafayette McLaws (1821-1897) was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended the University of Virginia in 1837, but before he completed his first year he was appointed a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. McLaws served in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, and in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the war he returned to Georgia and entered the insurance business. He served as postmaster of Savannah, Georgia, from 1876-1884. McLaws died in Savannah and is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Scope and Content Note
This is a statement of citizens of Savannah endorsing General Lafayette McLaws' performance of duties as postmaster of Savannah. David Yuley Dancy's is the only signature on the document. It is possible that other copies were circulated.
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Proclamation regarding postmaster Lafayette McLaws, MS 903, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Exchange.
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
| Item 1: Proclamation, circa 1880 | |||||||||||||