Alexander Smith Atkinson, 1815-1894: An Appreciation cover title

by John Franklin Atkinson

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First edition

Waverley, GA: The author, 1938 . First edition. 8vo. 15 pp. Silhouette portrait of the subject as frontispiece. Atkinson, a native of Liberty County, read law, practiced, and became a judge in Camden County following his graduation from the university. Prints a biographical sketch, Atkinson’s 1839 valedictory address at the University of Georgia, and a long letter from Atkinson to Alexander Stephens on the subject of slavery, rationalizing the institution

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