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The collection consists of one letter: dated Senate Chamber, May 30, 1832, "My Dear Friend," signed "G. M. Troup," regarding New York, Dr. M., and a tariff that is being discussed in the House.

This collection includes ledgers and documents regarding the farm operations of George T. Whitworth of Colbert, Georgia.

The collection consists of an autographed letter signed by Georgia delegates George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Richard Howley, member of Congress reporting to an unidentified correspondent on American Revolutionary Forces' success in Georgia and the possibility of sending a printing press, "a new ... & efficacious weapon against the enemy," to aid in the fight against the British.

This collection contains a letter written by George Walton to his son George Walton, Jr. on July 31, 1801 from his home at Meadow-Garden in Augusta, Georgia. It contains a reference to his role as part of a committee in the selection of land and in contracting builders for the future University of Georgia to be located in Jackson County.

One letter: dated Milledgeville, Georgia, February 15, 1845, to Charles J. Jenkins, signed "G. W. Crawford," concerning policies, beliefs, political theories, and the future of the Whig party.

This collection contains an 1864 letter from George W. Griffin, of the Georgia 53rd Infantry Regiment, to Samuel Lucy inquiring into the whereabouts of his personal servant that became seperated when Mr. Griffin was wounded in battle and sent to a hospital, and then home.

The collection consists of typewritten correspondence and programs regarding Georgia Academy of Science meetings and symposia.

This collection contains 55 photographs of lots of land in Tallapoosa, Georgia for sale by the Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company.

The collection consists of a certificate signed by George Sibbald from the Georgia Asylum Land Company certifying that the bearer is entitled to one share (200 acres of land) in the company. Payment dates of 1802 through 1810 are mentioned. Also two accompanying letters dated 1923 between the donor of the certificate, Albert Heusser, and the State Librarian, Maud B. Cobb.

A bound volume that contains manuscript notes and is also a scrapbook with various articles and pertinent data pasted in. This work is given the fully descriptive title (in manuscript) of "Charters and Amendatory Acts of Georgia Banks, Insurance and Trust Companies, also the General Banking Law, and Acts regulating the Intercourse between Banks and Brokers. Laws, concerning mismanagement and Insolvency of Banks, and in reference to Bills of Exchange, Notarial Certificates, Mortgages, etc. 1839." Included is information on the Commercial Bank of Macon, Insurance Bank of Columbus, Bank of Hawkinsville, Farmers Bank of Chattahoochie, Mechanics Bank of Augusta and numerous other Augusta banks, Bank of the State of Georgia, Bank of Darien, Planters Bank Savannah, Bank of Milledgeville, Bank of Brunswick, Ocmulgee Bank, Bank of St. Marys, several railroad and banking companies, and insurance and trust companies.