| 1981 |
Title: |
Macon, Georgia credit reference book
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Woolford, Cator |
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Dates: |
1901 |
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The collection consists of Credit reference book, Macon, Georgia, District, published by Retail Credit Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The mimeographed book contains information of residents of Macon, Georgia, and includes a tax digest of real estate assessed
in Bibb County in 1900.
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ms144 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1982 |
Title: |
Branham family papers
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Scott, T. G. |
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Dates: |
1857-1859 |
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The collection consists of two notes addressed to Miss Mollie Branham from T. G. Scott and J. J. Nicholson, all of whom are
from Eatonton, Georgia. The third item in the collection is a letter from A. G. Emory to Dr. J. Branham asking for the hand
of his daughter Mollie in marriage.
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Identifier: |
ms1440 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1983 |
Title: |
H. M. Howard letter to Ann Pierce Howard
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Howard, H. M. |
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Dates: |
1879 July 22, circa 1981 |
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The collection includes seven envelopes, variously addressed to Ann Pierce Howard, and one letter. The letter, dated July
22, 1879, is written on stationery of the "Columbus Agency of Southwestern Railroad Company of Georgia," is from her brother-in-law,
H. M. Howard of Columbus, Georgia. The letter discusses family matters including the death of Mr. Howard's son. Also included
in the collection are two pages (copies) of handwritten genealogical notes on Anne Pierce Howard.
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Identifier: |
ms1441 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1984 |
Title: |
John O. Fowell poems
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Fowell, John O. |
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Dates: |
1856-1884 |
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The collection consists of one bound volume containing manuscript poems, some with corrections and in various versions, and
newspaper clippings of his poetry. Several relate to Valentine's Day and most are love poems of varying degrees of sincerity.
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ms1442 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1985 |
Title: |
Lovick Pierce letters to Ann Pierce Howard
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Creator: |
Pierce, Lovick, 1785-1879 |
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Dates: |
1875-1879 |
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The collection consists of three letters from Lovick Pierce to his granddaughter Mrs. Ann Pierce Howard of Hamilton, Harris
County, Georgia. Dated April 7, 1875, October 22, 1877, and November 4, 1879, the first letter is datelined "Sunshine", the
Pierce homeplace, while the other two are headed Sparta. Poignant and filled with grandfatherly advice, the letter of 4 November
1879 is noted as "the last before his death."Also included is a copy of the petition of Robert D. Walker.
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Identifier: |
ms1443 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1986 |
Title: |
B. R. Penn letter to Sarah R. Penn
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Penn, B. R. |
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Dates: |
1854 March 1 |
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The collection consists of one letter from B. R. Penn of Clinton, Mississippi, dated March 1, 1854, to his cousin Sarah R.
Penn of Penn's Store, Patrick County, Virginia. The four-page letter concerns chiefly family matters, travels and happenings.
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Identifier: |
ms1444 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1987 |
Title: |
Annie Fears letter to F. E. Wimbish
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Creator: |
Fears, Annie |
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Dates: |
1867 November 8 |
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The collection consists of one four page letter from Miss Annie Fears, addressed to Miss F. E. Wimbish, her cousin and friend.
The letter is dated November 8, 1867 and is chatty and news-filled. Numerous names of Atlanta and Fairburn people are mentioned
as she relates who is marrying, who is ill, and who is her latest sweetheart.
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Identifier: |
ms1445 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1988 |
Title: |
Mark A. Cooper letters to Emily Branham
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Creator: |
Cooper, Mark A. (Mark Anthony), 1800-1885 |
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Dates: |
1854-1855 |
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The collection consists of three letters and one envelope from Mark A. Cooper (1800-1885) of Etowah, Georgia, to his sister
Mrs. Emily Branham of Eatonton, Georgia. The letters, dated December 27, 1854, March 3, 1855, and July 18, 1855, discuss
family matters, problems, and business transactions as Cooper seeks to straighten out some family difficulties. The envelope
bears a fine embossment advertising Cooper's manufactory.
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Identifier: |
ms1446 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1989 |
Title: |
James Hamilton Couper invitation
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Creator: |
Couper, J. Hamilton (James Hamilton), 1794-1866 |
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Dates: |
before 1867 |
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The collection consists of an invitation to a reception at Hopeton, the family plantation. The reception is in honor of Couper's
daughter and her fiance Robert M. Stiles. The cards of each are included here.
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Identifier: |
ms1447 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1990 |
Title: |
William Schley collection
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Creator: |
Clarke, Joseph |
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Dates: |
circa 1852, 1852-1857 |
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The collection consists of two letters (and one envelope) addressing William Schley. The first letter, dated May 6, 1852,
addresses Cousin William, and is signed E. B. Hook; second letter, dated October 9, 1852, is signed Daniel Hook. Also included
is a daguerreotype of William Schley and his wife, and a bank draft signed to Schley by Joseph Clarke of Columbus, Georgia
(dated 1857).
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Identifier: |
ms1448 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1991 |
Title: |
Ansley family letters to Walls family
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Ansley family |
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Dates: |
1867 August 18 |
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The collection consists of two letters between J. R. and Gilly Ansley, written from Garden Valley, Texas and O. and Elizabeth
Walls of Thomaston, Georgia. The letters discuss family illness, the growing of crops, and the heat of mid-day.
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Identifier: |
ms1449 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1992 |
Title: |
Joel T. Coney account book
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Coney, Joel T. |
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Dates: |
1870-1872 |
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The collection consists of an account book of Joel T. Coney of Laurens County, Georgia from 1870-1872. The book contains sharecropping
contracts, debits and credits of the sharecroppers, including foodstuffs and tobacco. Each entry includes the date, item,
and cost. Also included are end of the year tallies.
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ms145 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1993 |
Title: |
Macon, Georgia banking records
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Munroe, Nathan C. (Nathan Campbell), 1757-1885 |
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Dates: |
1843-1850 |
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The collection consists of documents and a letter signed by Nathan C. Munroe. These papers refer to the establishment of
a branch of the Mechanics Bank of Augusta in Macon. The papers further relate to financial, discount, deposit, and circulation
matters of the bank and are most often countersigned by Augusta bank officials G. B. Carhart and A. Sibley.
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ms1450 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1994 |
Title: |
Nathan C. Munroe business papers
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Creator: |
Munroe, Nathan C. (Nathan Campbell), 1757-1885 |
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Dates: |
1857-1858 |
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The collection consists of bills and records of purchases showing Nathan C. Munroe's involvement with the Macon Flour Mills
in 1857 and his wife's illness in Philadelphia in early August 1858 and subsequent funeral arrangements later in that same
month.
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ms1451 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1995 |
Title: |
Mary Day Lanier papers
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Lanier, Mary Day |
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Dates: |
1850, 1874-1900s |
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The collection consists of one letter and three photographs related to Mary Day Lanier. The letter, dated September 4, 1850
to "My dearest Bannie" [Julia Blanche Munroe Kell] was written while both were at Lamar Hall, Montpelier Institute, and is
filled with girlish enthusiasm. Two of the photographs are of Mary Day Lanier, one dated 1874 and signed "For my boy Semmes
from Aunt Mary" and the other an undated tintype. The third photograph (a postcard from Mary Lanier, circa 1900), of more
recent vintage, shows four children at play.
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Identifier: |
ms1452 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1996 |
Title: |
Charles C. Cox letter
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Cox, C. C. |
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Dates: |
1883 July 30 |
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The collection consists of one letter dated Clarkesville, July 30, 1883, addressed to "Henry" from Charles C. Cox. Cox writes
about Mercer and Wesleyan commencements and other facts interesting to two young men of that day. Written on the Southern
Female College's lithographed stationery, Cox informs his friend that he is to "teach with father."
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ms1453 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1997 |
Title: |
Charles E. Boynton letters to Mrs. John McIntosh Kell
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Boynton, Charles E. |
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Dates: |
1870 March 20, 1871 May 5 |
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The collection consists of two letters written by Charles E. Boynton, in response to orders placed by Mrs. John McIntosh Kell.
Boynton answers her inquiries chiefly pertain to cloth samples, styles and notions.
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ms1454 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1998 |
Title: |
Henry C. Hornady letter
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Hornady, Henry Carr, 1822-1893 |
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Dates: |
1867 July 31 |
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The collection consists of one three-page letter, dated July 31 1867, from Hornady to a young boy. It shows clearly Hornady's
compassion and understanding as he describes for the boy the death of an Atlanta lady and God's everlasting love.
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ms1455 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1999 |
Title: |
Marcus Aurelius Bell family letters
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Bell, Marcus Aurelius, -1885 |
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Dates: |
1856-1882 |
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The collection consists of various letters of Marcus Aurelius Bell and his wife Mollie (Mary Jane Hulsey Bell). Although
the letters are primarily of a personal and family nature, they also reflect well the sense of the times for both people.
Bell's letter of 31 October 1857 to Mollie is particularly filled with Atlanta happenings including Willis Westmoreland's
ball at the Trout House. Two envelopes and one postcard accompany the four letters.
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ms1456 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2000 |
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Yazoo Land Fraud document
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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 |
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Dates: |
1795 March 3, 1795 July 28 |
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The collection consists of two documents related to the Yazoo Land Fraud. The first piece, dated March 3, 1795, is the enrolled
copy of the congressional resolution authorizing "that the President of the United States be, and hereby is requested to give
directions to the Attorney General, to collect, digest, report to the next Congress, the Charters, treaties and other documents
relative to, and explanatory of the title to the land situate in the south-western parts of the United States, and claimed
by certain companies, under a law of the State of Georgia...". Accompanying it is a manuscript circular letter dated July
28, 1795, signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State to Thomas Pinckney, Minister Plenipotentiary in London discussing
the resolution.
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ms1457 |
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