- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Mary Musgrove
- Publisher:
- Evans, Lawton B. (Lawton Bryan), 1862-1934. First Lessons in Georgia History. New York and Cincinnati: American Book Company, 1922.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Georgia
Indian traders--Georgia
Translators--Georgia
Women translators--Georgia
Clergy--Georgia
Women--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Creek Indians--Mixed descent--Georgia
Indians of North America--Georgia
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765
Bosomworth, Thomas - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Mary Musgrove (pictured with her third husband, the Reverend Thomas Bosomworth) served as a cultural liaison between colonial Georgia and her Native American community in the mid-eighteenth century. She took advantage of her biculturalism to protect Creek interests, maintain peace on the frontier, and expand her business as a trader.
Image of Mary Musgrove, who served as a cultural liaison between colonial Georgia and her Native American community in the mid-eighteenth century. She is depicted standing to the right of her third husband, the Reverend Thomas Bosomworth. She wears a long dress and a shawl, and he is clothed in white ecclesiastical robes. Several Native Americans clad in traditional dress stand behind them.
Musgrove took advantage of her biculturalism to protect Creek interests, maintain peace on the frontier, and expand her business as a trader. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/women-in-colonial-georgia/m-1122/
- Rights Holder:
- From First Lessons in Georgia History, by L. B. Evans
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-musgrove-ca-1700-ca-1763
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/women-colonial-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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