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Benjamin Taliaferro letter to John Milledge
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Taliaferro, Benjamin, 1750-1821 |
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1800 April 7 |
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The collection consists of one letter (and transcript of letter): dated Philadelphia, April 7, 1800, to "John Milledge, Augusta,
Georgia," signed "Ben Taliaferro," regarding routine matters and a request from Milledge concerning a land grant for Abraham
Harmon.
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ms1625 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Oliver Hillhouse Prince papers
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Prince, Oliver Hillhouse, 1782-1837 |
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1810-1871 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, small account books, legal documents, and other miscellaneous items. The correspondence
includes letters to and from Prince and his wife, Mary H. Prince, and their children; letters from family and friends including
David P. Hillhouse, Thomas Hillhouse, and David Buel; and letters from Jane Green in Louisville (Ga.) to her husband Dr. William
M. Green. Some of the Prince correspondence pertains to his involvement with the Georgia Journal, and some discuss Georgia
politics.
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ms2327 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George W. Crawford letter to Charles Jones Jenkins
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Crawford, George Washington, 1798-1872 |
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1845 February 15 |
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One letter: dated Milledgeville, Georgia, February 15, 1845, to Charles J. Jenkins, signed "G. W. Crawford," concerning policies,
beliefs, political theories, and the future of the Whig party.
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ms1416 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers
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Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871 |
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1822-1967 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Eugenius Aristides Nisbet to his wife, Amanda Battle Nisbet, from 1822-1848.
Correspondence mainly concerns family matters, and a few concern state and national political matters. The collection also
contains a brief note from Judge Hiram Warner, and newspaper clippings regarding Nisbet's death and other matters.
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ms987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Historic Records Survey. Georgia. County Records
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Tate, Susan Frances Barrow, 1908- |
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1790-1941 |
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The collection consists of 368 booklets dealing with newspaper clippings, court minutes, and minutes of various county departments.
Some are typescripts, carbon copies of the typescripts, and handwritten copies of the original county records. These were
compiled by the Historical Records Survey from 1938-1941, and were deposited in the Atlanta office. When the WPA office closed,
the records were dispersed to various institutions in Georgia. A calendar compiled in 1971 by Susan Tate accompanies the collection.
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ms1288 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia Historical Records Survey collection
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Tate, Susan Frances Barrow, 1908- |
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circa 1941 |
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This collection consists of a group of various colonial, state and municipal legal documents from the 1600s-1900s, copied
by the Historical Records Survey of Georgia in 1941 as part of the Works Progress Administration. The documents focus on Georgia
state and colonial laws as municipal government in various parts of the state. There is also a listing of some vital statistics
which consist of a list of books, not the actual vital statistic.
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ms933 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Yazoo Land Fraud document
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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 |
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1795 March 3, 1795 July 28 |
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The collection consists of two documents related to the Yazoo Land Fraud. The first piece, dated March 3, 1795, is the enrolled
copy of the congressional resolution authorizing "that the President of the United States be, and hereby is requested to give
directions to the Attorney General, to collect, digest, report to the next Congress, the Charters, treaties and other documents
relative to, and explanatory of the title to the land situate in the south-western parts of the United States, and claimed
by certain companies, under a law of the State of Georgia...". Accompanying it is a manuscript circular letter dated July
28, 1795, signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State to Thomas Pinckney, Minister Plenipotentiary in London discussing
the resolution.
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Identifier: |
ms1457 |
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Hargrett Library |
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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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Identifier: |
ms1301 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Noble Jones family papers
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Jones, Noble Wimberly, 1723-1805 |
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1754-1838 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Noble Jones family of Savannah, Georgia from 1754-1838. Bound in a volume, the papers
contain legal instruments including wills and indentures, business records, sales and dispensations of enslaved people, and
correspondence documenting land transactions, legal matters, political matters, and family concerns. The materials document
three generations of the Jones family including Noble Jones, Noble Wymberly Jones, and George Jones. The last will and Testament
of Noble Jones includes the bequest of Wormslow [Wormsloe] and enslaved people.
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Identifier: |
ms1127 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Eugenius Aristides Nisbet papers
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Nisbet, Eugenius Aristides, 1803-1871 |
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Dates: |
1819-1849 |
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The collection consists of approximately 250 letters from E.A. Nisbet to Amanda Battle before and after their 1825 marriage.
There are a few letters from their children and their friends. Although Nisbet's letters deal mainly with family matters,
he also discusses politics and fellow politicians, especially while in Washington, D.C.
The collection also includes two framed oil portraits and a pecan desk chair. One of the paintings is of Amanda Battle, dated
1841, and with the frame is 36 1/2" x 32," the other is of E.A. Nisbet and is 20 1/4" x 17". The chair, which has a carved
back with four spindles and an upholstered seat, belonged to Amanda Nisbet.
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Identifier: |
ms3261 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Oliver Hillhouse Prince family papers
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Prince family |
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Dates: |
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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Hargrett Library |
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Herschel Vespasian Johnson family papers
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Johnson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1812-1880 |
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Dates: |
1832-1976 |
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The collection consists of papers of Herschel Vespasian Johnson and his family from 1832-1976. Papers include a copy of Johnson's
autobiography, an album containing poetry, writings, and drawings, a few newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The autobiography,
a copy of the original manuscript written by Johnson in 1867, covers Johnson's entire political career. Correspondence is
mainly from Johnson to his daughter Tallulah Horne and her husband Pearce, with several to his daughter Gertrude discussing
primarily family matters.
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ms1658 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Andrew Maybank Jones family papers
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Jones, Andrew Maybank |
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Dates: |
1803-1874, 1939 |
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The collection consists of papers of Andrew Maybank Jones and Jones family members from 1803-1874. Materials relating to Andrew
Maybank Jones include correspondence, reports of the University of Georgia, bills of sale, promissory notes, a prayer book,
and an account book of Jones' plantations. Further correspondence are between Charles West and Joseph Jones, Joseph Jones
and Charlton Hines, W. Fleming and Captain Joseph Jones, and Mrs. Electra Dodge and Mary Ann Dodge. The collection also includes
records of cotton sales for Joseph Jones, Confederate States of America money, and newspaper clippings concerning the Confederacy.
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ms1289 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph E. Brown papers
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Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
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Dates: |
1861-1890 |
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The collection consists of a small collection of letters between Brown and B.T. Beauregard, Rufus B. Bullock, Howell Cobb,
Jefferson Davis, Andrew Johnson, Alexander H. Stephens, and Henry H. Tucker mainly regarding Georgia politics during the Civil
War and Reconstruction. Also contains some material relating to Brown's son, Elijah A. Brown including a 1867 diary he kept
while attending the University of Georgia; newspaper clippings pertaining to the death of Joseph E. Brown and his widow; and
some legal documents.
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ms2135 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Macpherson Berrien letters
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Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856 |
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Dates: |
1821-1852 |
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Consists of 14 letters written by Georgia Senator John Macpherson Berrien during his political career. The letters pertain
to matters such as politics, lawsuits, and personal matters. The "Mr. Penrose" he writes to is likely Philadelphia politician
Charles Bingham Penrose.
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ms4106 |
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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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Dates: |
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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Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers
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Brown, Elizabeth Grisham, 1826-1897 |
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Dates: |
1847-1951 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown family of Cherokee County, Georgia from 1847-1951.
The papers consists of correspondence, genealogical notes, photographs, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the correspondence (1866-1884),
contains family letters to and from Joseph E. Brown; his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown; her parents Joseph Grisham and Mary
L. Grisham; the Brown children, Mary V. Brown (Connally), Franklin Pierce Brown; and other relatives including uncle James
Steele and cousin Mary E. Maxwell. The scrapbooks (46) contain a variety of materials including newsclippings and ephemera,
some relating to Brown's political career, kept by various members of the Brown family.
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ms85 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBose Toombs
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1850-1867 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Robert Toombs to his wife, Julia Ann DuBose Toombs in Washington, Wilkes County,
Georgia from 1850-1867. During 1850-1859 his letters come from Washington, D.C. while he served in the U.S. Senate. During
the Civil War, he wrote from Virginia (1862) and Atlanta, Georgia (1864). Following the war, letters are written from Paris
(1866-67) while he was in exile. The correspondence generally discusses current events; his land holdings in South Georgia,
Alabama, and Texas; people; other soldiers; and his wish to be with his wife and family.
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ms1785 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph E. Brown papers
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Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
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Dates: |
1823-1895 |
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The collection consists of papers of Joseph E. Brown from 1823-1895 and includes correspondence, letter books, tax returns,
speeches, and diaries. It contains official correspondence and letterbooks (1858-1863) as Governor of Georgia which are particularly
strong in information regarding Georgia's secession and involvement in the Civil War and includes such correspondents as Howell
Cobb, Alexander H. Stephens, and other Confederate government officials. Also included are an 1864 speech of Howell Cobb,
a speech (1868) made by Brown regarding Reconstruction politics, and a manuscript copy (1864) of Brown's pamphlet concerning
Benjamin H. Hill's notes on Reconstruction. The collection also contains diaries of Franklin P. Brown (1868), Joseph Mackey
Brown (1867, 1874, 1876), and Elijah A. Brown (1882, Jan. only).
Much of this collection is transcribed with full transcripts in boxes 7-10.
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Identifier: |
ms95 |
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William Harden family papers
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Harden family |
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Dates: |
1826-1936 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, clippings, as well as speeches and writings
of William Harden. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to William Harden or Judge Edward J. Harden. Included
are a series of letters from George Michael Troup to Dr. W.C. Daniels writing from Milledgeville, Georgia and Washington,
D.C. discussing state rights, Georgia land surveys, public education, tariffs, the nullification issue, and Indian affairs.
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ms2349 |
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Hargrett Library |
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