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The collection consists of a letter on State of Georgia executive letterhead bearing the Executive Department seal: dated Atlanta, Georgia, February 7, 1872, to General (H. L. Benning), signed P.W. Alexander, regarding the possibility of a judge's seat becoming available in the Supreme Court.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Pen Lucy, Waverly, Maryland, May 16, 1877, "My dear Doctor," signed "R.M. Johnston," regarding Mell's good health and reminisces about "the old times" in Georgia.

This collection includes a letter from William M. Mitchell of the University of Georgia to Harrison Wells of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia regarding his appointment as president of the University High School. It outlines the responsibilities of the school and job, which include special status offered to any "maimed soldiers" wishing to attend.

The collection consists of a reproduction of a copy of the remarks of Sidney Lanier, at the meeting of the Macon Bar Association (undated) to receive the resolutions of the committee upon the death of Judge E. A. Nisbet, and two explanatory notes. Accompanying glossy print of a portrait of Judge Nisbet has been relocated to the Georgia Photograph File, ms3705. The collection also includes one sheet of paper with the word "Clover" and Lanier's address, and one letter from Sidney Lanier to William F. Gable, 533 Penn St., Reading, Pa., dated December 5, 1879. Lanier provides Gable with the address of a photographer in Baltimore, Maryland.

The collection consists of one letter dated April 1, 1880, to "My dear Mr. Scriber," signed "Sidney Lanier," regarding misplaced proofs.

The collection consists of one letter: dated London, April 27, 1887, "My dear Dr. Mell," signed "T. Harley," regarding the twenty-five copies of Southward ho! notes of a tour to and through the state of Georgia in the winter of 1885-1886 Harley is sending to Mell for distribution to Mell's students.

This collection consists of a letter from Victor Kriegshaber of Germany to Judge J. Emory Speer discussing the role that German military conscription plays in their economic difficulties and how war between Germany and France will certainly come again.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Sparta, Georgia, May 5, 1890, "Mr. Charles Edgeworth Jones," signed "W. J. Northen," regarding Northen's thoughts concerning his gubernatorial candidacy.

The collection consists of one letter from R.H. Everett of the J.W. Worthington and Company, a railroad construction company of Birmingham, Alabama proposing a rail connection in North Georgia. He states that a line that can be linked to Birmingham and then Kansas City through North Georgia, particularly with a line running to a seaport, could be very profitable.

The collection consists of one letter dated November 22, 1892, from Pope Barrow to Maggie Morton. In the letter, Barrow states that his finances are low and he "cannot let Liz go."