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Henry P. Farrow affidavit, 1865 December 6

0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection contains an affidavit from Henry P. Farrow regarding a desk that was destroyed during the Civil War and his promise for its safe keeping.

Creator:
Barrios, Peter
Identifier:
ms4489
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Henry P. Farrow affidavit, 1865 December 6 0.1 Linear Feet

Barrios, Peter

This collection contains an affidavit from Henry P. Farrow regarding a desk that was destroyed during the Civil War and his promise for its safe keeping.

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Documents related to slavery in Georgia and Virginia, 1761-1864

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This collection contains legal documents related to slavery including estate appraisals and inventories, legal orders, and judgements from Georgia. It also includes a tax statement from Virginia.

Creator:
Unknown
Identifier:
ms4259
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Appraisement - Benjamin F. Petter - Dooly County, Georgia, 1859 Box 1, Folder 6

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This is an appraisement for goods and property of the Benjamin F. Petter estate. It includes enslaved people and their values. The men are listed as Autry, $1200; Lumpkin, $1400; Griffin, $1400; Jack, $1400; and Bill, $1000. The women listed are Peggy, $800, and Viny, $1200.

Apprasiement - Thomas M. Mann estate - Sumter County, Georgia, 1861 January 14 Box 1, Folder 8

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This is an appraisement for the estate of Thomas M. and Elizabeth B. Mann. It distributes 13 enslaved people among four heirs. Robert E. Mann is to receive Martha, a 26 year old woman and her infant child, Spencer $1500, and Jordan, a 7 year old boy, $600. James L. Mann is to receive two men, Arch, a 45 year old man, $1200; and Arthur, a 27 year old man, $1600. Thomas H.H. Mann is to receive Clarissa, a 35 year old woman and her infant female child, $1250; Margaret, a 10 year old girl, $850; and Mary, an 8 year old girl, $700. Sarah E. Mann is to receive Wash, a 28 year old man, $1700, and Jinney, a 7 year old girl, $700. Robert J. Mann is to receive Tyler, an 18 year old man, $1600, and Franklin (Frank), a 7 year old boy, $700.

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Edwin R. Alberti papers, 1819-1863

0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
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The collection consists of military papers, legal documents, and letters, pertaining to several aspects of the life and work of Edwin R. Alberti, from 1819 to 1863. Military papers include a special order for a furlough, orders to appear for a Court of Inquiry, an order signed by President John Quincy Adams' restoring Alberti to active duty after an inquiry into alleged misconduct, and acceptance of Alberti's resignation from the 4th Artillery. There are numerous Chattel mortgages, bills of sale, and deeds of gift for named enslaved women, men, and children, and legal papers regarding the distribution of people enslaved to heirs of Henry R. Sadler. The collection also consists of papers relating to the sloop B.S. Newcomb.

Creator:
Alberti, Edwin R., -1862?
Identifier:
ms3218
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Jones County slave trade documents, 1854-1863

0.1 Linear Feet 5 documents
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The collection consists of documents regarding slave trade. One letter documents the sale of a enslaved man named Amos from Boze Kitchens of Sumter County to John Humphries of Jones County, Georgia. A group of three documents details the dispute of a transfer of slaves from Jones County, Georgia to Mississippi in the settlement of a debt. Included is a letter from A.H. Broach to his brother Calvin asking him to take care in the sale or resale of his former enslaved man, Peter.

Creator:
Kitchens, Bose
Identifier:
ms4010
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Creek Indian manuscripts, after 1797

1 folder(s)
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The collection consists of manuscripts of and relating to Creek Indians in the disputed boundaries of Georgia. Depositions include William Cavanah of Montgomery County, Georgia, dated January 28, 1798, Jefferson County, Georgia, regarding the Cavanah's plantation; and Brigadier-General David Blackshear of the Georgia Militia, dated September 29, 1813, for protection of the Indian frontier and erection of three forts. Also included is a letter from Samuel Jackson to Jack F. Cock, dated November 8, 1813, ordering Cock's company of Georgia Militia to proceed to Smith's fort for protection of the frontier; a declaration signed by Little Prince and twenty-eight Creek town chiefs of Broken Arrow, Creek Nation, dated August 24, 1826, regarding laws; declaration signed by Chilly McIntosh and nine others, dated August 28, 1826, disputing the laws cited by Little Prince under which General William McIntosh had been executed and his property confiscated; and a statement of the prisoners (all women) brought in from Thomas County, Georgia, dated September 28, 1836, signed by J.A. Chambers, regarding attacks on the Chattahoochee River, the capture of Eneah Mathla, and the escape of a party of Uchus.

Creator:
Unknown
Identifier:
ms332
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Creek Indian manuscripts, after 1797 1 folder(s)

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The collection consists of manuscripts of and relating to Creek Indians in the disputed boundaries of Georgia. Depositions include William Cavanah of Montgomery County, Georgia, dated January 28, 1798, Jefferson County, Georgia, regarding the Cavanah's plantation; and Brigadier-General David Blackshear of the Georgia Militia, dated September 29, 1813, for protection of the Indian frontier and erection of three forts. Also included is a letter from Samuel Jackson to Jack F. Cock, dated November 8, 1813, ordering Cock's company of Georgia Militia to proceed to Smith's fort for protection of the frontier; a declaration signed by Little Prince and twenty-eight Creek town chiefs of Broken Arrow, Creek Nation, dated August 24, 1826, regarding laws; declaration signed by Chilly McIntosh and nine others, dated August 28, 1826, disputing the laws cited by Little Prince under which General William McIntosh had been executed and his property confiscated; and a statement of the prisoners (all women) brought in from Thomas County, Georgia, dated September 28, 1836, signed by J.A. Chambers, regarding attacks on the Chattahoochee River, the capture of Eneah Mathla, and the escape of a party of Uchus.

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Affidavit regarding importation and sale of enslaved people, 1801 July 3, August 26

1 folder(s) (2 affidavits)
Creator:
Savannah (Ga.)
Identifier:
ms2599
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Testimony of Savannah slave traders (enslavers) Hector Mitchell and "Mr. Gairdner", 1801 August 26 Box 1, Folder 1

Consists of testimony of Savannah slave traders (enslavers) Hector Mitchell and "Mr. Gairdner", who swore that "sometime in the year [1797] a parcel of [thirty-six enslaved people] was picked up at sea." Mitchell and Gairdner, agents for enslavers John and James McBurney had the persons placed in jail; an ordinance of the Savannah city council arranged the sale of these persons to David Garvin. The statement goes on to mention that John Kinnard now holds perceived ownership of six of the enslaved persons of the original group.

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Affidavits for Revolutionary War pension payments for William Allen and William York, 1827-1828

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of affidavits filed in the Inferior Court of Franklin County, Georgia, transferring pension payments from the Revolutionary War for William Allen and William York. Included are War Department Pension Office statements and change of locations for pension payments.

Creator:
Georgia. Inferior Court (Franklin County)
Identifier:
ms2218
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Affidavits for Revolutionary War pension payments for William Allen and William York, 1827-1828 1 folder(s)

Georgia. Inferior Court (Franklin County)

The collection consists of affidavits filed in the Inferior Court of Franklin County, Georgia, transferring pension payments from the Revolutionary War for William Allen and William York. Included are War Department Pension Office statements and change of locations for pension payments.

University of Georgia Archives

Institute for Women's Studies records, 1988-2013

3.5 Linear Feet 4 boxes
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This collection spans Dr. Patricia Del Rey's tenure as director of the Institute for Women's Studies at the University of Georgia. The collection consists primarily of annual reports, correspondence, planning papers, and flyers regarding lectures and events sponsored by the Institute for Women's Studies.

Creator:
University of Georgia. Women's Studies Program
Identifier:
UA25-001
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Atlanta Life Insurance Company papers, 1912-1979

0.25 Linear Feet 1 half Hollinger box, 1 oversized folder
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The collection contains blank forms, church fans, A.F. Herndon estate papers, and Atlanta Loan and Trust Co. annual meeting minutes. Also includes one 1979 calendar from the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, listing A.F. Herndon as founder, Jesse Hill, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer, and also includes a directory of branch offices.

Creator:
Mitchell, David Yoakley
Identifier:
ms4256
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Atlanta Life Insurance Company papers, 1912-1979 0.25 Linear Feet 1 half Hollinger box, 1 oversized folder

Mitchell, David Yoakley

The collection contains blank forms, church fans, A.F. Herndon estate papers, and Atlanta Loan and Trust Co. annual meeting minutes. Also includes one 1979 calendar from the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, listing A.F. Herndon as founder, Jesse Hill, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer, and also includes a directory of branch offices.

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Stovall and McKay Family Papers, 1886-1998

12 box(es) (10.5 linear feet), including 346 photographs
Abstract Or Scope:
The Stovall and McKay Family Papers document Walter Louis and Alice Woodliff Stovall, and their children: Walter Louis, Jr., James Edwin, Mary Katherine, Sarah Elizabeth, Martha Woodliff, and George Woodliff. The majority of the collection is correspondence between the three girls and their parents and document their daily lives. Also, there are letters between George and his wife, Martha McKay, during his service in the Air Corps during World War II. A small amount of correspondence from George and Martha's son, Walter L. Stovall III and his wife Charlayne Hunter (Gault) discuss their controversial biracial marriage and the birth of their daughter. The McKay papers belonged to Martha McKay and her brother Wright Judson McKay. The majority of her files are related to the Sub-Debs, a women's civic club, established in 1934. There is also scrapbook about J. E. Mathis, McKay's maternal grandfather.
Creator:
Stovall family
Identifier:
RBRL193SMMF
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A. Files, 1934-1998

Martha McKay Stovall had copious correspondence, notebooks, and clippings on planning Sub-Deb reunions. The first reunion was in 1985 while the last reunion documented in these papers was held in 1996. Martha sent out save-the-dates for reunions and afterwards summaries and news updates for those who could not attend. Notebooks for planning the reunions have receipts for necessary purchases, task lists, and addresses for members. The clippings cover topics such as the story of their founding, notary accomplishments of members, and town events coinciding with reunions.

A. George W. and Martha McKay Stovall, 1941-1945

George Woodliff Stovall and Martha McKay Stovall corresponded extensively during his service in the Air Corps during World War II. Martha wrote in great detail about household matters and the growth of Walter and Lynn. George reassured Martha that all was well and updated her on his movements. George wrote letters to the children and they sent him drawings and cards. From 1943 to 1944, George also received letters from his parents and other family and friends. This subseries has many examples of Victory Mail.

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