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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Edward Telfair (1735-1807)
		Edward Telfair was one of the many Scotsmen who settled in Georgia during the mid-eighteenth century.
		Telfair was named in June 1775 to the Council of Safety, a body formed to supervise the enforcement of boycotts and to seek solutions to the growing crisis between the colony and the British crown.
		Telfair was elected to the Continental Congress in 1778 and was a member until 1783.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2831 (1211 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (E)
		Edward III was son of Edward II and King of England from 1327 to 1377.
		Edward the confessor was a son of Ethelred and King of England from 1042 to 1066.
		Edward the martyr was son of Edgar and succeeded him as King of England from 975 to 978.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C41.HTM (6559 words)

	Edward Telfair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Telfair (1735– September 17, 1807) was governor of the state of Georgia in 1786 and 1790-1793.
		Telfair was also designated agent on the part of Georgia to settle the northern boundary of the Commonwealth in February 1783, and eventually Governor of Georgia.
		Telfair • Mathews • Handley • Walton •
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Telfair (397 words)

	Georgia Department of Community Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The county was named for Governor Edward Telfair, who came to Savannah from Scotland in 1766, eventually serving in the Continental Congress and as governor of Georgia.
		The county was primarily settled by Scottish Presbyterians from the Carolinas.
		This 265-acre lake with a beach situated in a 1,397-acre park is a main attraction in the county along with the 18-hole golf course and lodge.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p1.asp?County=Telfair (289 words)

	Telfair
		Telfair (APA-210) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 558) on 30 May 1944 at Richmond, Calif., by Permanente Metals Corp.; launched on 30 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Telfair remained in the vicinity of Okinawa supporting the invasion until 26 April when she got underway for Ulithi Atoll in the Western Carolines.
		Telfair remained on the west coast until Christmas Eve when she weighed anchor to return to the western Pacific.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t3/telfair.htm (1485 words)

	Descendants of John Edwards
		Mary Braddock Edwards died at her plantation and is buried at Edgewood Cemetery beside Elizabeth Edwards, her oldest daughter.
		Studied medicine and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania and settled in Waukeenah, Jefferson Co., FL He was a surgeon in the Civil War and was ranked among the notable physicians of Florida.
		One written source describes "The Edwards House" in St. Augustine, John T. Edwards, Proprietor, as being "delightfully located and commands a view of the bay, the ocean, the sea-wall and fort.....kept open in both winter and summer, and is one of the most popular in the city.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/SouthernDirectory/EdwardsJohn.html (2242 words)

	Telfair Mansion and Art Museum, Savannah, Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Built in 1818-1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of Revolutionary patriot and Georgia governor Edward Telfair, the mansion was home to the Telfair family until 1875.
		Mary Telfair, and early patron of the arts, bequeathed her house and its furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be opened as a museum.
		The Telfair was once renowned for it impressive collection of classical sculpture casts from the Vatican, Louvre and other Roman collections used as teaching tools for 19th century art classes.
	www.inusa.com /tour/ga/savannah/telfair.htm (496 words)

	Colonial Hall: Biography of Edward Telfair (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Edward Telfair was one of the earliest promoters of the Revolution in Georgia.
		He was one of the "sons of liberty" who met at Tondee's tavern in Savannah, and organized a regular resistance to the measures of the British government.
		Telfair was elected governor of Georgia, and he held the office several years, giving general satisfaction.
	www.colonialhall.com.cob-web.org:8888 /telfair/telfair.php (146 words)

	Georgia bed and breakfast, Savannah, GA, Hamilton-Turner Inn, luxury inn, lodging, accommodations.
		She was a relative of William Gibbons, friend of Peter Cooper, and the last surviving child of Edward Telfair (Revolutionary patriot and early Governor of Georgia).
		Miss Telfair was the sole inheritor of the mansion built for her brother Alexander in 1819 by the English architect William Jay.
		Notable among her other public bequests are the Telfair Hospital (formerly exclusively a woman's hospital located on Park Avenue, on the north end of Forsyth Park), the interiors of the Independent Presbyterian Church, and (with her sister) Hodgson Hall.
	www.hamilton-turnerinn.com /303.html (262 words)

	Georgia Division of Public Health \| Counties \| Telfair County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Telfair County has 17.0 licensed nursing home beds per 1000 persons, compared with the state average of 4.5 per 1000 persons based on 2004 population estimates.
		The number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons is 7.0, compared to the state average of 18.7 based on 2004 population estimates.
		The county was named for Governor Edward Telfair, who came to Savannah from Scotland in 1766.
	health.state.ga.us /regional/telfair/index.asp (196 words)

	Telfair County Georgia GenWeb
		Born in Scotland, he settled in Savannah in 1766, was a staunch supporter of the American cause in the Revolution, was a member of the Council of Safety, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Gov. 1786-87 and 1790-93.
		Jacksonville, was settled in 1807, incorporated on December 14, 1815, and served as the county seat until it was moved to McRae in 1871.
		Scotland, lying in both Telfair and Wheeler counties, was incorporated as a town on August 19, 1911.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/county/taylor/telfair (621 words)

	Telfair Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Telfair Museum of Art was designed by William Jay, and built between 1818 and 1819 for Alexander Telfair.
		Telfair's father, Edward, was governor of Georgia and a Revolutionary War patriot.
		The Telfair Museum of Art has four extraordinary columns at the front entrance of the building.
	www.promotega.org /asu00003/telfair1.html (157 words)

	Telfair County, Georgia GA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Telfair County, GA The county was named for Edward Telfair, governor and congressman
		Telfair County is one of 159 counties in Georgia.
		This was an increase of 9.49% from the 2000 census.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8232 (399 words)

	Welcome to the Telfair Museum of Savannah, Georgia
		The mansion in which the Telfair's fine art collection is housed was designed by English architect William Jay in the neoclassical Regency style.
		Mary Telfair, an early patron of the arts, bequeathed her house and its furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be opened as a museum.
		The core of this collection is the Telfair family legacy, including a rare Philadelphia suite of maple furniture and an unusual dining table with two sets of semi-circular leaves commissioned from Thomas Cook of Philadelphia.
	www.telfair.org /buildings/academy.asp (232 words)

	Inventory of the Wetter Family Papers, 1809-1963
		Telfair Wetter ran the Baltimore office of the International Workers of the World (I.W.W.) during that same period.
		Correspondence, 1919-1921, is chiefly between Pierce Wetter in Leavenworth and Telfair Wetter at the I.W.W. office in Baltimore, Md. These letters include much discussion of strikes and other labor actions; political prisoners and their trials; events of the Russian Revolution; Communism in general; and internal I.W.W. politics, especially tensions between the Baltimore and Philadelphia branches.
		The Wetter brothers strongly disagreed on such topics as who among the radical leaders was sincerely committed to the cause, whether or not married women were necessarily parasites, and if conscientious objectors should accept individual pardons or insist on solidarity.
	www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/04678.html (713 words)

	Edward Telfair, Signer of the Articles of Confederation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Edward Telfair is regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
		Edward Telfair was a Protestant Christian (as were 98% of the signers of the Articles of Confederation).
		Additional research is needed about his religious life, as we have not yet identified his denominational affiliation or gathered information about the nature and extent of his religiosity.
	www.adherents.com /people/pt/Edward_Telfair.html (185 words)

	Savannah Attractions Guide
		In 1830 George Welchman Owens bought the house and it remained in the family until his granddaughter Margaret Thomas bequeathed it to what is now the Telfair museum of art.
		The collection is housed in the Telfair Mansion, built 1818-1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of Georgia governor Edward Telfair.
		In 1875 the home and furnishings was bequeathed to the Georgia Historical Society by Mary Telfair to be opened as a museum.
	www.ego.net /us/ga/sav/tts/index.htm (601 words)

	Savannah travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Telfair Museum of Art traces its history from 1886 when the Telfair family home opened to the public as an art museum and school.
		Telfair Square, From 1733 to 1883, this square was named St. John's Square and was one of the most fashionable residential areas.
		The Telfair family home, now the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest art museums in the South.
	wikitravel.org /en/Savannah (4303 words)

	Savannah Georgia Tour Savannah's Squares - savannah
		Telfair Square is named to honor Georgia Governor Edward Telfair.
		Today, the Telfair Museum is a point of interest adjacent to the square.
		The square was previously named St. John's Square prior to 1833 and is one of the few squares to officially have its name changed.
	www.officialsavannahguide.com /article_8.shtml (957 words)

	Telfair Co., GAGenWeb
		Telfair County was organized from Wilkinson County in 1807.
		The county was named for Edward Telfair (1735-1807) who served as governor of the state.
		Telfair County once included portions of present-day Laurens, Wheeler, Dodge, Coffee, and Jeff Davis Counties.
	www.rootsweb.com /~gatelfai (124 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		Located at the Telfair County Courthouse, McRae, Ga.
		Telfair County was created by Act of Dec. 10,
		Courts; Cullen Edwards, Sheriff; Benjamin M. Griffin, Coroner.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/telfairCHmarker.htm (78 words)

	Edward Willis Redfield Online
		Edward Willis Redfield at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
		Edward Willis Redfield at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. Telfair Museum of Art, Georgia
		All images and text on this Edward Willis Redfield page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/redfield_edward_willis.html (262 words)

	Points of Interest in the Savannah Historic District
		The oldest art museum in the South, the Telfair Museum of Art is an important regional and national resource of the arts, culture, and history.
		The mansion was built for Alexander Telfair, whose father, Edward Telfair, was governor of Georgia and a Revolutionary War patriot.
		Mary Telfair, a highly educated and culturally-minded woman, was to be the last of the Telfair line.
	www.savannahgetaways.net /poi/detail.cfm?ID=68 (201 words)

	Mary Telfair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Her mother’s name was Sarah Gibbons Telfair, and her father’s name was Edward Gibbons Telfair.
		Mary Telfair is best known for the provisions in her will to help people.
		In her will were funds to complete the Hodgson Hall, and for the Georgia Historical Society, and to found the Telfair Hospital for Women.
	www.promotega.org /asu00018/people/marytelfair.htm (210 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Telfair County, Ga.
		Capital Impact: Telfair County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
		Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Telfair County, Ga.; reinterment in 1921 at McRae City Cemetery; cenotaph at
		The site opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 10, 2005.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/GA/TE.html (561 words)

	Digital History
		The letter's author, William Few (1748-1828), was a signer of the Constitution from Georgia who moved to New York in 1799.
		This letter's recipient, Edward Telfair (1735-1807), served several terms as Georgia's governor.
		Trust not on your Eastern friends for aid, if you do not enforce righteous measures for your own safety; they will laugh at your calamity and seek for profit by your misfortunes.
	www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=359 (331 words)

	Telfair Mansion and Art Museum \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Savannah \| Frommers.com
		He was a young English architect noted for introducing the Regency style to America.
		The house was built for Alexander Telfair, son of Edward Telfair, the governor of Georgia.
		A sculpture gallery and rotunda were added in 1883, and Jefferson Davis attended the formal opening in 1886.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/savannah/A21889.html (195 words)

	Telfair Museum of Art, Georgia GA, museum profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Telfair Museum of Art, Georgia GA, museum profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Savannah, GA Art collection housed in mansion built 1818-1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of the Revolutionary patriot and Georgia Gov. Edward Telfair
		Use the navigation tools in the upper left to move the map center or to zoom in or out.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/geninfo.php?locIndex=54801 (188 words)

	Search Our Georgia History for Edward Telfair
		Edward Telfair and George Walton, who had arrived the previous day, sign the Articles of Confederation for Georgia.
		Edward Telfair arrives in Philadelphia with instructions to ratify the Articles of Confederation
		Grants to speculative land companies (The South Carolina Yazoo Company, The Virginia Yazoo Company, and the Tennessee Company) are made by Governor Edward Telfair.
	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /search?id=1706 (205 words)

	OurCoast.com -- Tours
		Governor (in 1786) Edward Telfair had a son, Alexander, who recognized the talent of young William Jay and commissioned him to design a house for the family.
		As specified in the will of Alexander's sister, Mary, the Telfair home became the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1886.
		The Telfair has an exciting schedule of events, plus the elegant annual Telfair Ball and Auction in February.
	www.ourcoast.com /tours/savannah/telfairmuseum.shtml (190 words)

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