- Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
- Title:
- Simpson, John, Memorandum Describing the Evacuation of Georgia Loyalists from Savannah
- Date of Original:
- 1782-08-19
- Subject:
- American loyalists--Georgia--Savannah
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "Account of Matters With Respect to the Late Inhabitants of Savannah," memorandum from John Simpson to "His Excellency."
When British troops were ordered to evacuate Savannah in June 1782, many Georgia Loyalists also evacuated with their slaves to East Florida or Jamaica. - Local Identifier:
- ah00861
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/adhoc/id/1834
- Rights Holder:
- Users may download the images for personal or educational use
- Original Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
Georgia Records from Duke Univeresity, 1988-0015M, Georgia Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
