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Untitled story describing a near-drowning incident, circa 1854

 Item
Collection number: CA/005-f01-001
Description

Portion of a letter from John Stevens, approximately March 1854. Stevens recounts a "miraculous escape from drowning" while on a boat with Oliver W. Stevens, his son Eddie, and two African Americans, Primus and Alfred, in the area of St. Catherine's Sound, Bryan County, Georgia. Also includes a brief anecdote of Judge [Colonel John] Dooly, namesake of Dooly County, Georgia.

Dates: circa 1854
Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-5, Bennet Collection / Folder 1: Early 1800s

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  • Names: Stevens, Oliver Winn, 1812-1882 X
  • Subject: Dooly County (Ga.) X