B. General, 1887-1937
- Extent:
- 56 box(es) and (26.5 linear feet)
- Scope and content:
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This subseries is further divided into two sub-groups. The correspondence files feature miscellaneous materials related to Hardman's multiple business and personal interests. Highlights include a petition for a wage increase by Harmony Grove Mills workers in 1917, papers documenting Hardman's medical experiments with Indian hemp (cannabis indica) as an anesthetic, and correspondence concerning the planning and subsequent dedication of a monument to Dr. Crawford W. Long. Additional items include Baptist Church records, tenant rent correspondence, crop reports, and monthly production reports from Nacoochee Dairy. The bills and receipts files contain correspondence and information related to business, farming, and household expenses. With the exception of some stray correspondence from 1920 to 1927--including letters from Hardman's niece, Mrs. Wilda Hardman Poteat, Jr., a Baptist missionary in Kaifeng, Hunan, China--bills and receipts are not on microfilm. The files are in chronological order within alphabetical arrangement.
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