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Elijah Crane papers
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Crane, Elijah |
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Dates: |
1847-1853 |
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The collection consists of business correspondence between Elijah Crane, Savannah, Georgia and C.A. & A. Southworth of Stoughton,
Massachusetts from 1847-1853. Correspondences discuss buying and selling cotton, the cotton market, and the status of crops
grown near Savannah.
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ms2675 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Paul Rapelye papers
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Rapelye, Paul |
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1813-1822 |
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The collection consists of financial papers and correspondence of Paul Rapelye, a general merchant of Savannah, Georgia. Included
are sales receipts, bills of lading, and invoices documenting purchases of textiles, several shipped from Liverpool, England,
to Savannah, Georgia, aboard the ship Oglethorpe. Correspondence is mainly regarding trade, and two letters are from his cousin.
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ms2304 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edward Padelford letters to Ira Peck
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Padelford, Edward |
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Dates: |
1841-1842 |
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The collection consists of letters written by Edward Padelford of Savannah, Georgia to Ira Peck of Marion, Twiggs County,
Georgia, dated December 1841-December 1842. Two letters are written on the inside pages of the newspaper titled Savannah Shipping
and Commercial List, and the remaining letters are written on inside pages of Savannah Republican Prices Current. Correspondence
pertains to business matter, including the current market of cotton, rice, molasses, and other commodities; shipping times
and schedules; and accounts due or paid. The newspapers themselves list Savannah market conditions for various commodities
(cotton, rice, etc.), exchange and freight rates, list of vessels in ports, and vessel departures and arrivals.
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ms365 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rhind / Stokes family papers
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Rhind family |
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Dates: |
1788-1919 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Rhind / Stokes from 1788-1919. The papers include personal and business correspondence
and financial records of James Rhind (1848-1854), Colden Rhind (1884-1911), James Rhind Stokes and Sarah Gardner Stokes (1884-1949),
and J.R. Stokes (1906-1917). Bound volumes contain business accounts (1788-1811) from several merchants in Augusta (Ga.);
a cotton invoice book (1843-1848) and letter books (1843-1852) for James Rhind ? and several ledgers relating to Colden Rhind's
brokerage businesses (ca. 1886-1909). Of particular interest are records of H.T. Massingale, a Quartermaster for the Confederate
Army from 1861-1864. These records include requisitions and pay vouchers from Tennessee (1861-1862) and Atlanta (1862-1864)
and Augusta (1864) Georgia. Also includes burial lists of Confederate soldiers and Federal prisoners from various hospitals
mainly in the Atlanta area dated December 31, 1863.
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ms1305 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Fontaine papers
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Fontaine, John, 1790-1866 |
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Dates: |
1820-1931 |
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The collection consists of business correspondence, receipts, and invoices pertaining to Stewart & Fontaine, commission merchants
in Columbus, Georgia. There are a few letters from 1836 relating to Fontaine's service as the mayor of Columbus and the problems
they are having with the Native People.
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Identifier: |
ms2014 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Godfrey Barnsley family papers
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Barnsley, Godfrey, 1805-1873 |
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Dates: |
1806-1903 |
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The collection consists of papers of Godfrey Barnsley and the Barnsley family from 1806-1903. The papers consist mainly of
correspondence, letter books, and financial records. The correspondence (bulk 1828-1873) and letter books (1837-1873, with
gaps) pertain to personal and business matters relating to Barnsley's occupation as a cotton factor and merchant. Correspondents
include Barnsley's business partners John Day, William D. Duncan, John R. Gardner, Edmund M. Sager, and James Sager and family
members including his wife Julia Scarborough Barnsley, his uncle George Barnsley of Liverpool, and his children. Many of the
family letters were written from Woodlands Plantation in Bartow County, Georgia to Barnsley while he attended to business
in Savannah (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.), and New Orleans (La.) and discuss family and plantation matters. Some of the correspondence
relates to his position with the Port of Savannah as vice consul and interim of the Netherlands and vice consul for the Kingdom
of the Two Sicilies. The collection also contains transcripts of much of the correspondence.
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ms1737 |
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Hargrett Library |
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