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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, slave bills of sale, 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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