Telamon Cruger Smith Cuyler (1873-1951) was born in Rome (Ga.) to Captain Henry Hunter Smith and Estelle Cuyler Smith. He legally changed his surname from Smith to Cuyler in 1905. In 1893, he received a Bachelor of Law degree from the Univeristy of Georgia. In 1900, he married Grace Barton and they had two children. Between 1895 and 1905, he served as special counsel for the governements of Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, and Chile. Cuyler authored sixty privately printed works on Southern, Confederate, and Georgia history. Upon his death in 1951, his large collection of historical documents and photographs were willed to the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Series 2. Family Papers contains materials documenting the family members and lineage of Telamon Cuyler, including family bible and bible records, correspondence between family members especially regarding a divorce, marriage records and genealogy materials, and farm account books.
For the rest of the Telamon Cuyler Collection MS 1170 at the Hargrett Library, see also:
Series 1. Historical Manuscripts
Series 2. Family Papers (this guide covers series 2)
Series 3 Personal Materials
Series 4. Correspondence
Series 5. Writings, Notes, and Photographs
