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Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America
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Confederate States of America. Constitutional Convention (1861) |
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Dates: |
1861, 1883-1951 |
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The collection consists of the original signed manuscript of the permanent constitution of the Confederate States of America,
adopted on March 11, 1861. The document consists of five vellum sheets pasted together and rolled, signed by Howell Cobb,
President of the Congress and delegates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas.
The collections also includes correspondence related to the ownership of the constitution and three photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms1512 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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De Renne Confederate States of America collection
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Creator: |
Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910 |
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Dates: |
1844-1915 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous correspondences and photographs collected by the De Renne family that pertain to
a variety of individuals who were active participants in the cause of the Confederacy. The collection includes some correspondence
written during the civil war, but the majority is letters of reminiscence and anecdotes from the post-war period. Correspondences
are from: Edward Porter Alexander, William J. Hardee, Benjamin Harvey Hill, James Longstreet, Alexander Hamilton Stephens,
and Robert Toombs.
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ms1135 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Maury family papers
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Maury family |
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Dates: |
1863-1872 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Maury family of Virginia from 1863-1872. Correspondence pertains to the Maury
family's support of the Confederate cause during the Civil War and their subsequent voluntary exile to Mexico. The bulk of
the letters detail the Maury's life in exile; the people, landscape, and culture of Mexico; and the court of Maximilian, Emperor
of Mexico.
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Identifier: |
ms1168 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Champion family letters
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1816-1869 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Champion family from 1816-1869. The bulk of the collection contains letters
written by Aaron Champion of Savannah (Georgia) or Moses Champion of Monticello (Georgia) to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. of West
Springfield (Massachusetts). The Champions comment on the social, political, and economic situations occurring in Georgia
during. The collection also contains an 1816 letter from H. Stebbins of Savannah to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. pertaining to
Savannah, the people, commerce, and slavery; three letters from Henry Champion of Montgomery (Alabama) to Dr. Champion discussing
the proposed statehood of what was then the western territory; and a series of letters written from Savannah during the Civil
War discussing the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, and its effect upon the civilian population.
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Identifier: |
ms1301 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Cyrena Bailey Stone diary
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Stone, Cyrena Bailey, 1830-1868 |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of a diary belonging to Cyrena Bailey Stone, written from January-July 1864, includes descriptive
accounts of life in the South during the Civil War, slaves reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation and the probable fall
of the Confederacy, prices for food and clothing, visits to prisons and hospitals, preparations of fortifications, shellings
and cannonadings, falsified reports in Southern newspapers, diatribes towards leaders of the Confederacy especially Howell
Cobb and Jefferson Davis, the fall of towns such as Tunnel Hill, Dalton, and Resaca (Ga.), and the evacuation of Atlanta.
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Identifier: |
ms1000 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Joseph E. Brown papers
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Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
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Dates: |
1823-1895 |
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The collection consists of papers of Joseph E. Brown from 1823-1895 and includes correspondence, letter books, tax returns,
speeches, and diaries. It contains official correspondence and letterbooks (1858-1863) as Governor of Georgia which are particularly
strong in information regarding Georgia's secession and involvement in the Civil War and includes such correspondents as Howell
Cobb, Alexander H. Stephens, and other Confederate government officials. Also included are an 1864 speech of Howell Cobb,
a speech (1868) made by Brown regarding Reconstruction politics, and a manuscript copy (1864) of Brown's pamphlet concerning
Benjamin H. Hill's notes on Reconstruction. The collection also contains diaries of Franklin P. Brown (1868), Joseph Mackey
Brown (1867, 1874, 1876), and Elijah A. Brown (1882, Jan. only).
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Identifier: |
ms95 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Felix Hargrett collection
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Creator: |
Hargrett, Felix |
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Dates: |
1739-1964 |
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The collection consists primarily of letters, but also includes reports, petitions, furloughs, receipts, depositions, indentures,
court orders, soldier tickets, payrolls, invoices, notes, statements, land orders, and certificates. The collection documents
the Colony of Georgia, slavery, the Confederacy, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. There is a large amount of material about
the Nitre and Mining Bureau of the Confederacy, Georgia Home Insurance Company, and Nathaniel A. Pratt.
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Identifier: |
ms302 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection
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Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981 |
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Dates: |
1745-1942 |
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The collection consists of original source material including biographies of prominent Georgians, correspondence of individuals
and families, court records from the Superior Court of Jackson County (Ga.), records relating to the Confederate States of
America and the Civil War in Georgia, reports and lists of children attending impoverished schools in Clarke County (Ga.),
and records relating to slavery in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms2018 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Telamon Cuyler Collection, Series 1. Historical Manuscripts
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Creator: |
Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951 |
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Dates: |
1609-1942 |
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Series 1. Historical Manuscripts consists of manuscripts relating to Georgia history collected by Telamon Cuyler covering
the period 1754-1905. The series includes correspondence; bonds; county records, particularly for Jones County (Ga.); court
records; indentures; inventories; land grants; newspaper clippings; and official Georgia government records for the office
of the Adjutant General, Comptroller General, Governor, and Treasurer from 1754-1905 (with gaps). Topics documented within
the collection include the Georgia militia; the Revolutionary War; Indian affairs in Georgia during the 1830s (particularly
treaties); shipping (1770s-1780s); and boundary disputes between Georgia and Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Tennessee.
The series also contains administrative records and correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Confederate government
and the Georgia military troops during the Civil War. These records include materials of Ira R. Foster (Georgia Quartermaster
General), H. H. Waters (Executive Secretary, Dept. of Georgia), Henry C. Wayne (Georgia Adjutant General), and Jared I. Whitaker
(Georgia Commissary General).
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Identifier: |
ms1170.series1 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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