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Carey Pennell Jackson, Jr. family papers
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Jackson, Carey Pennell, Sr., 1852-1937 |
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1890-1935 |
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Collection includes two ledgers by Carey Pennell Jackson Sr. (1852-1937) and four ledgers by Carey "Tuck" Pennell Jackson
Jr. (1893-1975) which document their family's cotton gin and sawmill operation dating from 1890 to 1940. Also included is
a cotton gin benefits contract, correspondence, notes, and cotton gin record book. The Jackson family farm was located on
Sever Road in what is now Lawrenceville, GA.
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ms4471 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Jones account book
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Jones, William, active 1836-1840 |
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1836-1840 |
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The collection consists of an account book of William Jones. The account book documents the sale of cotton and saw gins Jones
manufactured and repaired from 1836-1838. Entries include name of customer, description of purchase, and price.
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ms778 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Branch family papers
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Branch family |
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1836-1986 |
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The collection consists of material relating to the Branch Family of Oconee County, Georgia and date from around 1836-1986.
Papers relating to Vivian B. Phillips and her husband includes personal correspondence and farm business papers of her parents.
Also included are church records, legal documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and other miscellaneous items. Of special note
is a bill of sale of the property of William Scott Branch and includes a list of enslave people by name, purchaser, and price
of each (See box 82, folder 2).
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ms2523 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Williams family papers
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Williams family |
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1787-1905 |
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The collection consists of deeds, inventories, indentures, land grants, receipts, and correspondence of the Williams family
from 1787-1905. Early materials relate to Dawson Williams, father of Joseph, and include correspondence and bills. Of particular
interest is correspondence of Joseph Williams, from camps near Atlanta, then Camp Anderson (Andersonville, Ga.); Dawson Williams,
from camps near Atlanta, Georgia, and Brown Hospital, Milledgeville, Georgia; and Robert G. Williams, from camps near Chattanooga,
Russellville, and Greeneville, Tennessee, and on the Shenandoah River, "Clark" County. Correspondence contains little information
about battles or troop movements, and mainly discusses life for those at home, crops, and requests for food and clothing.
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ms12 |
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Hargrett Library |
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