Cobb family papers, 1859-1919

Summary

Creator:

Cobb family

Date:

1859-1919

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Cobb family papers, ms 1480. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the Howell Cobb, Sr. and the Cobb family of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Consists primarily of correspondence to or from Howell Cobb, Sr. and concerns mainly news of family and friends, law cases, and a few references to Reconstruction politics. One letter, dated January 31, 1887 to Howell Cobb, Jr. from Burton Harrison, discusses exiled Southerners living in Europe, meeting Jefferson Davis, and the improbability of Davis being brought to trial.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Names:

Cobb, Howell, 1842-1909
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

Preferred citation:

Cobb family papers, ms 1480. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.