Rhind / Stokes family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Rhind / Stokes family papers
Creator: Rhind family
Inclusive Dates: 1788-1919
Language(s): English
Extent: 8.8 Linear Feet 20 boxes
Collection Number: ms1305
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of papers of the Rhind / Stokes from 1788-1919. The papers include personal and business correspondence and financial records of James Rhind (1848-1854), Colden Rhind (1884-1911), James Rhind Stokes and Sarah Gardner Stokes (1884-1949), and J.R. Stokes (1906-1917). Bound volumes contain business accounts (1788-1811) from several merchants in Augusta (Ga.); a cotton invoice book (1843-1848) and letter books (1843-1852) for James Rhind ? and several ledgers relating to Colden Rhind's brokerage businesses (ca. 1886-1909). Of particular interest are records of H.T. Massingale, a Quartermaster for the Confederate Army from 1861-1864. These records include requisitions and pay vouchers from Tennessee (1861-1862) and Atlanta (1862-1864) and Augusta (1864) Georgia. Also includes burial lists of Confederate soldiers and Federal prisoners from various hospitals mainly in the Atlanta area dated December 31, 1863.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

James Rhind married Mary M. Gardner, and their children included Colden Rhind and Margaret W. Rhind. The Rhind family resided in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Rhind / Stokes family papers, ms 1305,Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 21.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials in this repository: Rhind, Stokes, Gardner letters, ms 1356.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

James Rhind, 1848-1854
	Correspondence, 1848-1854
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1	1		1848
1	2		1850
1	3		1851
1	4		1852
1	5		1853
1	6		1854
1	7		[n.d.]
	Accounts, 1848-1852
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1	8		1848
1	9		1849
1	10		1850
1	11		1851
1	12		1852
1	13		[n.d.]

 

Colden Rhind, 1875-1911
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2	1	Correspondence, 1884
2	2	Correspondence, 1887
2	3	Correspondence, 1889
2	4	Correspondence, 1897
2	5	Correspondence, 1902
2	6	Correspondence, 1907
2	7	Correspondence, 1911
2	8	Correspondence, [n.d.]
2	9	Documents, 1875-1909
2	10	Estate Papers
2	11	Writings
2	12	Checks and Bank Books
2	13	Receipts
2	14	Miscellaneous

 

J.R. Stokes and Sarah Stokes, 1884-1917
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3	1	Correspondence, 1884
3	2	Correspondence, 1886-1889
3	3	Correspondence, 1892
3	4	Correspondence, 1893
3	5	Correspondence, 1894
3	6	Correspondence, 1895
3	7	Correspondence, 1896
3	8	Correspondence, 1897
3	9	Correspondence, 1898
3	10	Correspondence, 1899
3	11	Correspondence, 1900 January-April
3	12	Correspondence, 1900 May-June
3	13	Correspondence, 1900 July-August
3	14	Correspondence, 1900 September
3	15	Correspondence, 1900 October
3	16	Correspondence, 1900 November-December
3	17	Correspondence, 1901 January
3	18	Correspondence, 1901 February
3	19	Correspondence, 1901 March
3	20	Correspondence, 1901 April
3	21	Correspondence, 1901 May
3	22	Correspondence, 1901 June-August
3	23	Correspondence, 1901 September-December
3	24	Correspondence, 1902
3	25	Correspondence, 1903
3	26	Correspondence, 1904
3	27	Correspondence, 1905 January-March
3	28	Correspondence, 1905 April-December
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4	1	Correspondence, 1906 January-April
4	2	Correspondence, 1906 May-June
4	3	Correspondence, 1906 July-December
4	4	Correspondence, 1907
4	5	Correspondence, 1908 January
4	6	Correspondence, 1908 February-December
4	7	Correspondence, 1909
4	8	Correspondence, 1910
4	9	Correspondence, 1911 January-March
4	10	Correspondence, 1911 April-August
4	11	Correspondence, 1911 September-October
4	12	Correspondence, 1911 November
4	13	Correspondence, 1911 December
4	14	Correspondence, 1912 January-March
4	15	Correspondence, 1912 April-June
4	16	Correspondence, 1912 July-December
4	17	Correspondence, 1913
4	18	Correspondence, 1914
4	19	Correspondence, 1917
4	20	Correspondence, [n.d.]
4	21	Correspondence, [n.d.]

 

Sarah Stokes
	Accounts
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5	1		Statements, 1916-1918
5	2		Check Books, 1911-1917
5	3		Receipts Georgia Railroad Bank
5	4		Receipts
5	5		Miscellaneous
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6	1		Checks, 1911
6	2		Checks, 1913
6	3		Checks, 1914
6	4		Checks, 1915
6	5		Checks, 1916
6	6		Checks, 1916
6	7		Checks, 1917
6	8		Checks, 1917
6	9		Checks, 1917
6	10		Checks, 1917
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7	1		Checks, 1918
7	2		Checks, 1918
7	3		Checks, 1918
7	4		Checks, 1918
7	5		Checks, 1919
7	6		Checks, 1919
7	7		Checks, 1919

 

J.R. Stokes-Accounts
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8	1	Checks, 1899
8	2	Checks, 1900
8	3	Checks, 1901
8	4	Checks, 1902
8	5	Checks, 1903
8	6	Checks, 1904
8	7	Checks, 1905
8	8	Checks, 1906
8	9	Checks, 1907
8	10	Checks, 1908
8	11	Checks, 1909
8	12	Checks, 1910
8	13	Checks, 1911
8	14	Checks, 1912
8	15	Checks, 1913
8	16	Check Book, Bank Statement
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9	1	Receipts, 1897-1899
9	2	Receipts, 1900
9	3	Receipts, 1901
9	4	Receipts, 1902
9	5	Receipts, 1903
9	6	Receipts, 1904
9	7	Receipts, 1905
9	8	Receipts, 1906
9	9	Receipts, 1907
9	10	Receipts, 1908
9	11	Receipts, 1909
9	12	Receipts, 1910
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10	1	Receipts, 1911
10	2	Receipts, 1912
10	3	Receipts, 1913-1914
10	4	Receipts, Undated
10	5	Documents
10	6	Insurance Policies
10	7	Miscellaneous

 

Miscellaneous
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11	1	Bonds
11	2	Calling cards
11	3	Clippings
11	4	Correspondence, 1898
11	5	Documents
11	6	Photographs
11	7	Printed material
11	8	Printed material-Diamond Blue Granite
11	9	Printed material-Orders from the Georgia Adjutant General's Office and War Department, 1906-1909
11	10	Printed material-United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1905-1907
11	11	Writings
11	12	Writings-Charles Edgeworth Jones, 1898
11	13	Miscellaneous notes
11	14	Miscellaneous items

 

Confederate Records
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12	1	1861 January-October
12	2	1861 November-December
12	3	1862 January-May
12	4	1862 June
12	5	1862 July
12	6	1862 August
12	7	1862 September
12	8	1862 October
12	9	1862 November
12	10	1862 December
12	11	1863 January-February
12	12	1863 March-November
12	13	1863 December
12	14	1864 January-March
12	15	1864 April-May
12	16	1864 June
12	17	1864 July-October
12	18	1864 November-December
12	19	Undated
12	20	Burial vouchers, 31 December 1863
12	21	Bill for injunction-Fisk vs. Cobb, Pope and Massingale, October 1864

 

Account Books, Ledgers, etc.
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13	1	Account book, 1788
13	2	Account book, 1789-1790
13	3	Account book, 1789-1793
13	4	Account book, 1790-1791
13	5	Account book, 1790-1791
13	6	Account book, 1796
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14	1	Account book, 1799-1801
14	2	Account book, 1807-1811
14	3	Letterbook-James Rhind, 1838-1842
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15	1	Cotton invoice book, 1843-1848
15	2	Letterbook-James Rhind, 1845-1846
15	3	Letterbook-James Rhind, 1848-1850
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16	1	Letterbook-James Rhind, 1850-1852
16	2	Account book, 1882
16	3	Account book-Rhind & Thornton, 1884-1892
16	4	Letterbook-Rhind & Woolsey/Colden Rhind, 1888-1889
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17	1	Telegraph book-Colden Rhind, 1889-1893
17	2	Pay ledger-Georgia Railroad Bank, 1897-1901
17	3	Letterbook-Colden Rhind, 1900-1901
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18	1	Ledger (index pages only)
18	2	Music book
18	3	Geometry book
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19		Account book, 1794-1804
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20		Ledger, 1794-1804
20		Ledger, 1790-1795