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Lawrence Jackson account of the Battle of Olustee (photocopy)
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Jackson, Lawrence |
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1929 |
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The collection consists of a photocopy of a typewritten personal narrative by Lawrence Jackson. Jackson writes about the Battle
of Olustee, Florida, units in the fight, and troop strengths, and recollects many small details of the battle.
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ms2994 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Beard papers
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Beard, John, 1797- |
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1843-1852, 1882 |
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The papers relate to John Beard as U.S. Marshal for the District of East Florida from 1843 to 1852. The letters concern mostly
land claims and pension requests. Of particular interest are a letter from Beard to George R. Fairbanks, dated February 7,
1847, discussing the sale of land in East Florida, the benefits derived from the sale, and the disorganization of the land
sales process and an 1882 letter from Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. J. J.) Dickison to George R. Fairbanks discussing matters relating
to the Civil War in Florida.
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ms1314 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles Wood diary
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Wood, Charles, active 1857-1869 |
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1857-1869 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Charles Wood. Early entries relate to Wood's activities as a law student and his political
views. Entries in 1861 describe his journey from Richmond, Virginia to Tallahassee, Florida after being assigned as aide-de-camp
to General John B. Grayson, who was Commander of the Dept. of East Florida. Wood describes the various towns he traveled through
and upon arriving in Tallahassee, the illness and death of General Grayson. In 1863, he writes a short entry discussing the
war's impact on his personal philosophy. The volume also contains personal financial accounts from 1868-1869.
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ms2734 |
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Hargrett Library |
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David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers
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Barrow family |
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1817-1915 |
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The collection consists of papers of the David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 1817-1915.
The papers include mainly correspondence, financial records, and diaries. The earliest records consist mostly of receipts
and accounts of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. and Middleton Pope. The bulk of the correspondence (1850-1883) is between Barrow
and his children David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr.; Ella Patience Barrow (Spalding); James Barrow; Lucy M. Barrow (Cobb); Middleton
Pope Barrow; and Thomas A. Barrow. Some of James Barrow's correspondence was written while a cadet at West Point and then
later during the Civil War serving first in Cobb's Legion in Virginia and later in the 64th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Florida.
There is also an interesting set of correspondence (ca. 1850-1868) to Barrow from overseers (enslavers) at his plantations
in Oglethorpe and Decatur Counties, Georgia; letters relating to his investment in a Florida salt works during the Civil War;
and letters from John H. Lumpkin and William McKinley regarding the secession of Georgia.
The collection also includes diaries (1851-1852, 1856-1858, 1876, 1879) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. mostly detailing farm
and family life and diaries (1868, 1875) of Clara E. Barrow discussing school and social activities.
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ms69 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. family papers
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Jones family |
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circa 1749-1930 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Rev. Charles Colcock Jones family of Liberty County, Georgia from ca. 1749-1909.
The early letters (1850-1861) are between Charles Colcock Jones and Mary Jones in Liberty County, Georgia and their son, Charles
Jr., while at school in Princeton and Harvard and later in Savannah (Ga.) where he set up his law practice. The letters discuss
social and family life, plantation life, politics and government, religious philosophies, and events leading up to the Civil
War. From 1861-1865, Charles Jr.'s letters chronicle his involvement as an officer in the Chatham Artillery stationed along
the Georgia coast near Savannah, then Charleston and James Island (S.C.), and Jacksonville (Fla.). After the war, the personal
correspondence is mainly between Charles Jr., his mother Mary Jones, his wife Eva Eve Jones, and his brother Joseph Jones.
There is also a smattering of correspondence regarding his law practice.
The collection also contains two volumes of letters Eva Eve Jones wrote to family describing her travels through Europe in
1879, manuscripts of Charles Jr.'s writings on Georgia history, Charles Jr.'s speeches including an 1861 speech to the Chatham
Artillery, and addresses (1886-1892) he gave before the Confederate Survivors Association. Also included is a copy of the
original manuscript for William Bartram's book Observations on the Creek and Cherokee Indians attributed to Ephraim G. Sqier
(1821-1888). The manuscript contains tracings of Bartram's drawing of prehistoric mounds, Creek towns, and Cherokee and Creek
structures not found in the published work.
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ms215 |
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Hargrett Library |
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