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John R. Binion family letters
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Binion family |
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1861-1864 |
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The collection consists of letters between members of the Binion family of Hancock County, Georgia from 1861-1864. Correspondents
include John R. Binion; his wife, Frances L. Butts; James F. Binion, serving with Company F of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment;
and Elizabeth A. Jones. The women write about typhoid and how it was treated, the community scare when an Irishman led African
Americans to kill whites, of making uniforms and sacks for soldiers, and crops. John R. Binion writes of camp life, from Camp
Satilla near Savannah, and Governor Joseph Brown's calling up the militia in 1864.
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ms1646 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dr. William Duncan papers
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Duncan, William |
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Dates: |
1861-1873 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, military appointments, receipts, orders of Dr. William Duncan relating to his service
in the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Virginia (1861-1862) and later as a surgeon in the Savannah area. Of particular interest
is a list of medicines and hospital stores received at Thunderbolt Battery, Dr. Duncan's Oath of Pardon, and a request for
travel to Europe in 1865. Other items included in the collection are notes and orders signed by T. J. Charlton or George P.
Harrison, Jr. and one letter from Michael L. Cass.
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ms1056 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John McIntosh Kell family papers
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Kell family |
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1784-1927 |
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The collection consists of papers of the John McIntosh Kell family and the DeVotie and d'Antignac family. Included is correspondence,
post cards, diaries, farm account books, and photographs. Items of interest include a 1784 will of John Kell of Liberty County;
a Franklin County jury list of 1836, and Confederate roll of Company K, 10th Georgia Regiment, Kershaw's Division.
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ms2323 |
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Hargrett Library |
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