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William H. Torrance letter to George W. Crawford
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Torrance, William H., 1792-1837 |
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1830 February 15 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Milledgeville, February 15, 1830, to George W. Crawford, signed William H. Torrance,
regarding the arrest of Elijah H. Burritt of the Milledgeville Statesman & Patriot for possessing insurrectionary literature,
which was discovered by John Polhill.
Burritt had in his possession 20 copies of David Walker's pamphlet Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, "Charged
with bringing, or having brought into the State and Circulating the same, the famous insurrectionary pamphlets, upon which
the Legislation inacted a Law at its close."
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ms611 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Crawford family genealogy
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Crawford family |
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circa 1950 |
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The collection consists of a typescript detailing the genealogy of the Crawford family. The emigrant ancestor was John Crawford
(circa 1600-1676). Two of the prominent Georgia descendants are Wiliam Harris Crawford (1772-1834) and George Washington
Crawford (1798-1872).
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ms1802 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs papers
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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1850-1883, 1939 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of Robert Toombs from 1850-1883. Toombs writes to Julia Ann Toombs while serving
in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C., and while serving in the Civil War. Correspondence concerns family matters with some
political matters mentioned. Of particular interest are several letters from Alexander Stephens to Mrs. Toombs discussing
political and family matters. The collection also includes letters to George Walker Crawford, and his son-in-law, Samuel W.
Mays, regarding lands owned by Toombs in Tarrant County, Texas.
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ms618 |
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Hargrett Library |
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