ms_2056.xml Finding Aid to the Jefferson Randolph Anderson letter, 1910 Written by Elizabeth Delmage Encoding funded by a 2008 Archives-Basic Projects grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, March 2009 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard MS 2056 Jefferson Randolph Anderson letter 1910 1 folder (.05 cubic feet) Anderson, Jefferson Randolph, 1861-1950. Collection materials are in English. Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
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 Subject headings

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Anderson, Jefferson Randolph, 1861-1950. Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785--Monuments. Great Britain. Embassy (U.S.) Letters (correspondence) Biographical information

Jefferson Randolph Anderson was born 4 September 1861 in Savannah, Georgia. He was a prominent Savannah lawyer who served in the Georgia Senate. Anderson was active in many cultural, civic, and social activities in Savannah. For example, he was the chairman of the commission for erecting the Oglethorpe Monument in Savannah, served as president of Georgia Historical Society, and was an active member of the Georgia Hussars.

 Scope and content note

This collection contains a letter written to Jefferson Randolph Anderson from the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on 11 November 1910. This letter was written in response to Anderson's invitation to the British government to send a ship of war to attend the ceremony of the unveiling of the James Oglethorpe monument in Savannah, Georgia.