ATKINSON, John Franklin.

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

(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 as recognized and permitted by God. OCLC locates five copies (Birmingham/Jefferson Co. Public, Atlanta History Center, Georgia, Wesleyan, Duke, Wake Forest). Original stiff printed cream wrappers, stapled. Several ink corrections (by the author?), but very good. Item #65921

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