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HABERSHAM, Joseph
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1751–1815
Concise Biography
HABERSHAM, Joseph, (brother of John Habersham, uncle of Richard Wylly Habersham), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., July 28, 1751; attended preparatory schools and Princeton College; became successful merchant, planter, and, with his cousin Joseph Clay, engaged in the mercantile business; member of the council of safety and the Provincial Council in 1775; major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the Continental Army; Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1785; member of the convention in 1788 which ratified the Federal Constitution; mayor of the city of Savannah 1792-1793; appointed Postmaster General of the United States by President Washington in 1795 and served until 1801; president of the branch bank of the United States at Savannah, Ga., from 1802 until his death on November 17, 1815; interment in Colonial Park, Savannah, Ga.
View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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University of Georgia
Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Athens, GA
Microfilm:
1794-1801, unknown quantity.
The outgoing letters of Joseph Habersham, Postmaster General, 1794-1801. The original letters are in the National Archives, Washington, DC.
College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library
Williamsburg, VA
Papers:
1780, 1 page.
A contract between Habersham and Patrick Henry.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
Williamsburg, VA
Papers:
In the Thomas and William Nelson papers, 1787-1829, 8 items.
Other authors include Joseph Habersham. An item list for the papers is available in the repository.
Copley Press, Inc.
J. S. Copley Library
La Jolla, CA
Papers:
In the Anthony Wayne papers, 1782, 2 pages.
A letter from Anthony Wayne to Joseph Habersham and others written on August 19, 1782. Anthony Wayne writes regarding returning some troop clothing with a receipt for "a sufficient voucher to settle the general account with Congress: at all events you can discount it with the Financier... also some spirits obtained... to be charged to the Commissary Generals department."
Duke University
Rare Book, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Library
Durham, NC
Papers:
In the Habersham family papers, 1750-1860, 51 items.
Other authors include Joseph Habersham.
Georgia Historical Society
Library and Archives
Savannah, GA
Papers:
In the Habersham family papers, 1712-1842, 0.2 cubic feet.
The collection includes indentures, letters and ledgers of Joseph Habersham. A finding aid is available in the repository.
Papers:
Joseph Habersham papers, 1769-1802, 0.10 cubic feet.
The papers consist of Habersham's correspondence, including a letter from Thomas Jefferson offering him the position of United States Treasurer. A finding aid is available at the repository.
Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, KY
Papers:
1801, 1 leaf.
A letter from Habersham to Edmund H. Taylor supporting employment of an African American mail carrier.
Library of Congress
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers:
In the Records of the U.S. Post Office Department, 1789-1912, 5 items.
The papers contain a transcript of a letter book from 1789-1805 that contains copies of letters by various postmasters general, including Joseph Habersham.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department
Boston, MA
Papers:
1797, 1 item.
A contract written on October 5, 1797, between Joseph Habersham, Postmaster General of the United States, and David Gardner, Jr. and David Gardner III. The contract sets out terms which the Gardners will carry mail between Machias, Washington County, District of Maine, and the Passamaquoddy area.
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