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Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen
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Ellen |
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1864-1865 |
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The collection consists of a bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child,
Caroline, and an agreement made between Ellen and Angus McQueen. The bill of sale shows that Jackson Hodges paid $3,700 dollars
to Samuel Hauser. The bill of sale also notes that Ellen has a burn.
A year later after the end of the Civil War, an indenture agreement was made between Angus McQueen of Montgomery County, Georgia
and the "now freed woman," Ellen. In the agreement, Ellen agrees to continue working on McQueen's plantation. McQueen "promises
and agrees to feed, clothe, and give medical attention to" Ellen and her child. These terms are considered to be Ellen's "just
compensation for the labor performed." McQueen agrees to these terms as long as Ellen "will obey all orders" and "will be
respectful, submissive, and obedient."
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Fannie Hansell letter to Louisa Young Jones
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Hansell, Fannie, 1828-1895 |
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1864 March 13 |
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Consists of one letter from Fannie Hansell to Louisa Young Jones on March 13, 1864 from Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia.
Jones was the sister of General Pierce Manning Butler Young.
The letter discusses Camp Sumter, or Andersonville Prison Camp. She describes the miserable conditions and notes that many
prisoners are "constantly" trying to escape.
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ms4192 |
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Knight family papers
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Knight family |
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1862-1892 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Knight family of Lowndes County, Georgia. The bulk of the collection contains correspondences
from Jesse C. Knight to Mary A. Knight, from Richmond and Winchester, Virginia, and Chatham County, Georgia (1862-1863). Also
included are correspondences from Mathew A. Knight, Thomas J. Knight, E. P. Davis and Solomon Walker. Correspondents write
from locations near Orange Courthouse, Fredericks Hall and Guiney Station, Virginia, and Savannah, Georgia; about family matters,
weather, rumors, and positions. The collection also includes military papers and passes of Jesse C. Knight, and handwritten
papers regarding the Estate of L. J. Knight.
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ms528 |
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Anna Maria Green Cook family papers
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Cook, Anna Maria Green, 1844-1936 |
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1845-1934 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Anna Maria Green Cook and the Green and Cook families from 1845-1934. The papers
include bills and receipts of Samuel Austin Cook, a diary of Anna Maria, but mostly correspondence. The diary (1861-1867)
entries discuss social life in Georgia during and after the Civil War, politics, the progress of the war, and Union troops
in and around Milledgeville (Ga.).
The correspondence consists of letters between Anna Maria and Samuel Austin Cook both before and after their marriage; letters
to Anna Maria from her father Thomas F. Green, her children Callie Cook and Ansel Cook, and from her nephew Gerald Cook.
The correspondence discusses news of family or friends and social activities.
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ms57 |
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Georgia State Militia order
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Jones, Edwin Thomas, 1831-1867 |
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1864 November |
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The collection consists of an order, dated November 1864 [per official records], signed by Lt. Col. Edwin Thomas Jones of
the Georgia State Militia addressed to the people of Lee County, Georgia stating that all men of the county are liable to
militia duty under the call of Governor Joseph E. Brown and should join a company and be ready to march by next Sunday or
Monday or be arrested. This call was to provide troops during the Atlanta Campaign, 1864.
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ms649 |
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Robert Toombs letter to General Gustavus W. Smith
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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1865 March 25 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, Georgia, March 25, 1865, "Dear General," signed "R. Toombs," regarding
a militia bill, Union operations and strategies, a march to capture Savannah while Sherman is operating outside the state,
and the ousting of President Jefferson Davis to save the Confederacy.
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ms1163 |
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Berry Benson diaries
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Benson, Berry, 1843-1923 |
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1861-1865, circa 1910 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Berry Benson from 1861-1865. Benson writes about the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia;
his capture in Spotsylvania, Virginia; imprisonment and escape from Elmira Prison, New York; and other events in Maryland
and Georgia. People Benson mentions include Blackwood "Bob" Benson, Frank Champion, Mike Duffy, and General Bradley Johnson.
The collection also includes a manuscript written by Benson entitled "A Confederate Sergeant's Adventures."
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ms326 |
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Champion family letters
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Unknown |
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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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ms1301 |
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Conrad Chester Pearman letters
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Pearman, Conrad Chester, 1830-1863 |
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1859-1863 |
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The collection consists of 24 letters written by Conrad Chester Pearman to his wife Emily, written from 1861-1863. Most of
them were written from various camps in Virginia and the subject matter deals with family, health, and camp life. Accompanying
the letters is a typewritten guide edited by Mary Frances Thomas Bryan, Conrad's great granddaughter. This guide, compiled
in 1961, gives transcriptions, an inventory of the letters with dates and locations, a genealogy, an alternate spelling guide,
information on Pearman's company, an index, and a bibliography. The collection also contains a copy of a Hart County jury
duty summons for Mr. Pearman from 1859.
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ms3805 |
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Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King diaries
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King, Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer, 1810-1886 |
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1844-1883 |
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The collection consists of 13 volumes dated July 12, 1844 to July 23, 1866 and June 14, 1871 to October 29, 1883, written
by Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King. The diaries include information about the weather, family visits, births and deaths,
and day-to-day life.
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ms3054 |
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Zachary Taylor Adair diary
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Adair, Zachary Taylor |
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1860-1869 |
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The collection consists of two diaries belonging to Zachary Taylor Adair, a Confederate soldier from Greenville, Meriwether
County, Georgia. Includes Adair's notes, thoughts, lists, and brief poetry.
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ms4202 |
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Edward Harden family papers
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Harden, Edward, 1784-1849 |
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1779-1928 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Edward Harden and other Harden and Jackson family members of Savannah and Athens,
Georgia from 1779-1928, including letters, receipts, autographs, commissions, deeds, diaries, scrapbooks.
Materials relating to Edward Harden, a planter and politician from Savannah and Athens, include indentures, receipts, account
books (1836-1842) for his law practice, and common place books (1805, 1830-1837) containing accounts for his plantations,
legal notes, and journal entries.
Also included are the diaries of Mary Ann Elizabeth Randolph, Mary Elizabeth Greenhill Harden, and Edward Harden Jr.'s children.
The diaries (1864-1928) of Harden's great-niece, Eveline Harden Jackson, describe her school days, social activities, the
Civil War, and news of family and friends.
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Wright family papers
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Richardson, Gilbert M. |
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1861-1865 |
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The collection consists of a diary and correspondence of the Wright family of Georgia for 1861 and 1865. Included is a diary
of Gilbert M. Richardson, a farmer near Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia from March to the following February. The entries
discuss work on the farm - planting, plowing and picking cotton, wheat, corn, and vegetables; hauling and splitting logs;
and building outbuildings. Also mentions visits to friends and relatives, trips to town to buy supplies (lists what was purchased
and price), and attending church meetings. The correspondence consists of a letter from George W. Wright dated Manassas Junction,
August 18, 1861 to his brother William D. Wright. The letter discusses camp life, weather, health, rumors of battles and peace,
hopes for a furlough, complaints of the post office, and lists clothes he needs. The second letter is from James W. Wright,
dated near Augusta, Georgia, March 11, 1865, to his brother William W. Wright and mentions troop movements and rumors of a
battle victory.
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ms592 |
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Cornelius C. Platter Civil War diary
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Platter, Cornelius C. |
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1864-1865 |
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The collection consists of a Civil War diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter from November 1864-April 1865. Platter's
diary details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates,
times, and lengths of marches; describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop
moral, and administrative duties. The diary includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of
the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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ms967 |
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Oliver Hillhouse Prince family papers
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Prince family |
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1785-1919 |
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The collection consists of papers pertaining to the family and decedents of the Oliver Hillhouse Prince from 1785-1919. A
considerable number of documents focus on Oliver Hillhouse Prince, Jr., including his interest in the genealogy of the Prince
family and documents relating to his service in Cobb's Legion during the Civil War. Correspondence is written by or addressed
to Abraham Baldwin, Mrs. Martha Price, Martha J. Jackson, Dr. H. Jackson, and John B. Lamar. Of particular interest is a parody
of a court case at the Honorable Mouse-Owlry court, in Bibb County, where Billy Beeswax of Honey Comb Hall is petitioning
that Peter Pushroot pays him the 400 bushels of potatoes he is owed. The collection also includes wills of Oliver H. Prince,
Henry Jackson, Joseph Webber; and a scrapbook containing mostly printed pictures and newspaper clippings relating to Georgia
political matters and deaths of Prince family members and notable Athenians.
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ms141 |
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Fontaine family papers
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Fontaine family |
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1822-1947 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, business papers, and printed material. Most of the business correspondence
concerns Stewart & Fontaine Co., merchants in Columbus, Georgia. The family and personal correspondence is from both the Shorter
and Fontaine families. There is also some Civil war correspondence from Charles S. Shorter, George H. Shorter, and others
who were probably their friends. The business paper include deeds, land grants and various accounts.
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Robert E. Lee papers
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Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 |
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1778-1872 |
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The collection consists of papers relating to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family from 1838-1872. The bulk of the collection
(1861-1864) contains correspondence from Lee regarding military activities of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The
letters discuss troop movements; supplies for troops; battle strategies for Elk Mountain, the Huntersville campaign, Cheat
Mountain (W. Va.), and Dalton (Ga.); an exchange of prisoners (1862); casualty estimates at the battle of Fredericksburg;
and reinforcement needs. Correspondees include Joseph E. Brown, Howell Cobb, and Henry Rootes Jackson. The collection also
includes handwritten copies of 18th century land grants and indentures of John Parke Custis and a letter of Mary Custis Lee
dated January 1872, Arlington (Va.) pertaining to proof of purchase of Arlington and the validity of her title to the property.
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Kenneth Coleman papers
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Coleman, Kenneth |
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circa 1950s-1960s |
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The collection consists of the typescript; first, second and final draft, footnotes and appendix, and bibliography of "The
American Revolution in Georgia" published by the University of Georgia Press in 1958. Also included is the original manuscript
of Dr. Coleman's book "Confederate Athens" including his resource notes, correspondence, reproduction of papers in other repositories,
printed material, revisions, rough drafts, bibliography, preface and typescript of the complete book. It was published by
the University of Georgia Press in 1968. In addition, over 8000 manuscript sheets and cards of notes assembled for the writing
of "Georgia Journeys" with Sarah Gober Temple, published in 1961.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Laura Rutherford Chapter 88 (Athens, Ga.) records
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United Daughters of the Confederacy. Laura Rutherford Chapter No. 88 (Athens, Ga.) |
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1895-2001 |
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The collection consists of records of the Laura Rutherford Chapter (Athens, Ga.) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
from 1895-1948. Includes scrapbooks (1928-1958, with gaps), writings and speeches of Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Cross of Honor
applications and recipients, a dues ledger (1921-1926), and a few minutes (1913-1929, 1934-1936). The scrapbooks contain newspaper
clippings, brochures, programs, and memorabilia relating to the activities of the organization and the Civil War.
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ms1561 |
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Beth and Gib Johnston collection
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Johnston, Beth |
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1809-1987 |
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The collection consists of materials collected by Beth Gib Johnston, including World War II materials, correspondence, a program
from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, tintypes, and a crutch used by a Civil War soldier.
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ms3874 |
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