Alexander Hamilton Stephens journal, 1838
Scope and Contents
This travel journal documents Stephens' search northward for recovered health in well-known resorts such as Saratoga Springs, New York, and White Sulphur Springs, West Viriginia. Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts are described in some detail as is his passage by stagecoach, rail, and ship. Medical care, the weather, amusements, agriculture, and milltowns are other subjects. The journal contains several sketched maps.
Dates
- 1838
Conditions Governing Use
Restricted: Photocopying, transcription and/or publishing prohibited without permission of donor.
Biographical / Historical
Alexander H. Stephens was born to Margaret Grier and Andrew B. Stephens near Crawfordsville, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1832, began to serve in the Georgia General Assembly in 1836. He was admitted to the bar in 1841. After being elected to both the State House and Senate, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth United States Congress and continued there until 1882, his service only interrupted by the Civil War. Alexander was elected Vice-President of the Confederacy in 1861 and was imprisoned for five months after it was defeated. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1882 and died a few months later.
Extent
1 Volumes : Available only as photocopy.
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens journal, 1838
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States