| 5281 |
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John S. Pool will
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Pool, John S. |
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Dates: |
1862 |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of John S. Pool of Paulding County, Georgia dividing his property amongst
his wife, Charlotte who is to receive one enslaved African American woman, two beds and furniture, two cows and calves, one
set of chairs and tables and two hundred dollars; his remaining property is to be sold and divided equally amongst his children,
Sarah Simmons John Florene Elze Wood Martha Ann Mary Ann Enoch Wesly Minerva Jane Asbury and Lovie Coker (no commas between
names). Elzy W. Pool and N. N. Beall appointed executors.
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| 5282 |
Title: |
Absolam Janes will
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Janes, Absolam |
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Dates: |
1847, 1854 |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of Absolam Janes of Greene County, Georgia dividing his property amongst
his children: Cornelia M. Sanders (7 slaves, 745 acres of land, $750 in sundry); Thomas P. Janes (8 slaves, furniture, 520
acres of land); Nancy W. McWhorter (7 slaves, furniture and a house); Mary E. Janes (11 slaves, a cash settlement of $6,000);
and grandchildren Robert McWhorter (25 shares Georgia RR and Banking stock), all remaining property is to be equally divided
between the children Cornelia Sanders, Thomas Janes, Mary Janes, Felix Janes, Susan Janes and Cordelia Janes.
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ms858 |
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| 5283 |
Title: |
Isaiah T. Irvin, Sr. will
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Irvin, Isaiah T., Sr. |
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Dates: |
1856 October |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of Isaiah T. Irvin, Senior of Wilkes County, Georgia
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ms859 |
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| 5284 |
Title: |
Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families collection
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Lamar family |
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Dates: |
1796-1929 |
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The collection consists of personal and business papers of the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families from 1796-1929. Early records
deal mainly with the Zachariah Lamar family and include deeds, bonds, land grants, receipts, bills of sale describing enslaved
persons, and correspondence. The period 1811-1928 covers the Lamar, Cobb, and Erwin families and contains correspondence,
both business and personal; bills; receipts; invitations; legal papers; telegrams; tax notices; postcards; case books; letterbooks;
scrapbooks; account books; photographs; and genealogical and biographical information pertaining to the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar
families. Also includes information on the law practice and legal firms of the Cobb and Erwin families. Of particular interest
are Howell Cobb's order books for the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment (Cobb's Brigade). The collection includes correspondence
and material relating to the following family members: Zachariah Lamar, Howell Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, John Addison Cobb,
Sarah Robinson Rootes Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb Erwin, and Alexander S. Erwin.
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ms86 |
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| 5285 |
Title: |
John Vason will
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Vason, John |
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Dates: |
1852 |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of John Vason of Morgan County, Georgia, a complex document dividing
the estate evenly amongst his wife, Rebecca and the children, Nancy Vason Woods, Eliza Vason Hemphill, William Vason, Pope
Vason, Emily Owens Vason, David A. Vason and John Vason, after a series of delineated charges has been deducted from the estate.
The will directs his wife "to choose such of negroes, stock of horses, cattle, hogs, &c. &c. provisions of all kinds on hand
at the time of my death"
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ms860 |
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| 5286 |
Title: |
Georgia miscellany collection
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Schindlers |
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Dates: |
1812-1889 |
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The collection consists of various bills, receipts and notes, poem To a Lady by a Female Maniac, and a copy of First Consolidated
Mortgage of the Savannah & Western Railroad Co. to the Central Trust Co. of New York (1889).
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Identifier: |
ms861 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5287 |
Title: |
Georgia county records
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Schindlers |
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Dates: |
1813-1873 |
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The collection consists of records from several counties in Georgia. Jefferson County: warrant of appraisements for estate
of William Parsons, dated September 11, 1813. Coweta County: Deed: Hitchcock to Hutcheson dated July 14, 1829. Murray County:
Deed: Pentz and White to Senter dated May 19, 1848. Jackson County: Arbitration regarding the estate of M. Witt. Superior
Court, August term 1858. Columbia County: Deed: Leitner to Jenkins, dated December 9, 1872. Whitfield County: Deed: Cox to
Swift, dated December 27, 1853.
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ms862 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5288 |
Title: |
G. Dorsey estate vendue list
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Moore, William |
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Dates: |
1808 |
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The collection consists of a list of the sale of the effects of the late Mr. G. Dorsey, by his administratix Eliza Dorsey,
and administrators, David Stewart and William Moore. The list gives buyer's names, articles bought and price. Instructions
for the auction state that "minors, servants and slaves who may bid not to be noticed by the crier." Amounts under one dollar
and thirty-three cents to be cash. Purchases over this amount to be allowed credit for 6 months. Total estate amounted to
$228.10. Mr Dorsey may have been a blacksmith, for the most expensive item sold was: "1 pair Smith's bellows, and anvil and
sledge - $40.00," also a quantity of old iron, wagon wheels, tongues, etc. were sold.
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ms863 |
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| 5289 |
Title: |
William McCree land grant
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McCree, William |
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Dates: |
1859 |
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The collection consists of a copy of a land grant made to William McCree, October 30, 1793, by Governor Edward Telfair; 285
acres in Wilkes County. Copy made March 29, 1859.
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ms864 |
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| 5290 |
Title: |
John F. Gilbert acceptance as mail carrier
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United States. Post Office Dept. |
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Dates: |
1885 |
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The collection consists of a form letter to John F. Gilbert of Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, from U.S. Post Office
Department, accepting Gilbert's proposal "for conveying the United States mail from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1889, on Massachusetts
Route No. 3209, between North Rutland and Princeton Depot, at # [sic]154 a year." Rules and regulations are printed inside
letter.
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ms865 |
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| 5291 |
Title: |
Charles Gross financial papers
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Gross, Charles |
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Dates: |
1867-1902 |
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The collection consists of four items that include a receipt for state and county taxes for 1867, Savannah (October 28, 1867).
A receipt for state tax on wild lands for 1870, 10 cents (October 24, 1870). A covering letter to Charles Gross in regards
to a receipt for tax on lots in Douglas County for 1878 (January 17, 1879), signed by W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller General.
A voucher for pension from Indian Wars, 1902.
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Identifier: |
ms866 |
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| 5292 |
Title: |
Josiah Goggins certificates
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Goggins, Josiah |
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Dates: |
1841-1851 |
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The collection consists of four documents certifying Josiah Goggins to be tax collector for Carroll County (1841, 1845, 1849,
1851).
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ms867 |
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| 5293 |
Title: |
William T. Chester papers
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Chester, William T. |
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Dates: |
1867-1890 |
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The collection consists of various papers registered in Whitfield County including last will and testament of William T. Chester
dividing his property amongst his children, William, Mary Elizabeth, Jane and Louvinia. Their subsequent disposal of their
inherited property, various deeds and land transfers of Chester's are also included.
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ms868 |
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| 5294 |
Title: |
J. N. Arnott contract (copy)
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Arnott, J. N. |
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Dates: |
1884 |
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The collection consists of one contract (copy) between the Board of School Trustees of Boiling Spring, Allegheny [sic] County,
West Virginia and J. N. Arnott to teach school for five months at a salary of $30.00 per month. Terms, length of school day
and record keeping are spelled out. Fines are to be levied if reports are not in on time. Mr. Arnott was also responsible
for making the fires and sweeping the floors of the school house, or causing these chores to be done.
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ms869 |
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| 5295 |
Title: |
Safford Harris collection
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Harris, Safford |
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Dates: |
1859-1938 |
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The collection consists of letters dated 1859-1938, deeds, finances, business and personal, such as cancelled checks, check
stubs, bank books, tax receipts, legal documents, such as indentures, notes, cases, manuscripts, i.e. poems and recipes, pamphlets,
printed materials, books, newspaper clippings, post cards, Christmas cards, Easter cards, valentines, programs, broadsides,
sunday school cards, trade cards, mementos, and other miscellaneous items. The material deals with the Wray family of Wrayswood,
Greene County and Athens, and the family of C. W. Harris and Miss Sarah H. Harris of Winterville, Wrayswood, Madison and Athens.
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ms87 |
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| 5296 |
Title: |
Comte D'Hauterive letter
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Hauterive, Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte, comte d', 1754-1830 |
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Dates: |
1828 June 16 |
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A form letter, filled in, covering letter transmitting a legal document which concerns a lady Lubin who lives in Savannah,
and requesting the recipient to forward it to its proper destination and if possible to get a receipt. Enclosure is not here.
Letter is dated: Paris, June 16, 1828, and signed Cte D'hauterine [sic].
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ms870 |
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| 5297 |
Title: |
James Cutler letter
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Cutler, James, 1774-1818 |
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1797 August 10 |
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The collection consists of a letter from James Cutler to William Sullivan (possibly his brother-in-law?) of Summer Street,
Boston. Dated: Petersham, Massachusetts, August 10, 1797. The letter is a friendly letter discussing friends, a theatrical
company playing in Boston, Cutler's trip to Petersham and on to Hartford was for reasons of health. He and his wife Hetty
(Netty?) were much benefitted by the country air.
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ms871 |
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| 5298 |
Title: |
Mary Kinsland letter
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Kinsland, Mary |
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1863 August 11 |
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A letter from Mary Kinsland to Joshua Kinsland dated August 11, 1863. The letter describes life at home during the Civil War.
In the letter, Mary Kinsland states, "We have mity dry weather hear ..." and gangs of men are going about pressing cattle,
they "take pore peoples cattle as well as the rich." She hasn't sold the "brandie" yet, but "some sayes thear is talk of men
coming round to pressing brandie and jist giving 3 dollars a gallon." She thinks she could probably sell it first at $5 a
quart "write soon and tell me what you think would be the best to do with it..." "the baby has not grood much since you have
bin gone it has bin mity puney this summer and is yet." "...let us know whither thear us any chance of you getting a furlow..."
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ms872 |
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| 5299 |
Title: |
William Herrick letter
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Herrick, William |
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Dates: |
1864 September 18 |
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The collection consists of a letter from William Herrick to his wife, "Dot". The letter is dated Camp Prospect, Carrolton,
September 18, 1864. In the letter, he tells his wife that he misses her - to put it mildly.
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ms873 |
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| 5300 |
Title: |
John T. Erwin letter
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Erwin, John T. |
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Dates: |
1890 May 12 |
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The collection consists of a letter from John T. Erwin to Mrs. Foreman. The letter is dated Agate, Georgia, May 12, 1890 and
talks about giving an old Winchester rifle to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. He also tells of how he got the gun.
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ms874 |
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