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Hancock County (Ga.) court records
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1890-1959 |
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The collection consists of legal documents from Hancock (Georgia) Superior Court and County Court from 1890-1902. Documents
include lists of jurors, petitions, testimonies, court transcripts, legal agreements, criminal warrants, and applications
for executive clemency.
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Identifier: |
ms3520 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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E. H. Lowe business records
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1909-1961 |
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This collection consists of 71 ledgers and two boxes of loose material. The ledgers concern the Lowe Farm and store in Hancock
County, Georgia, run by E.H. Lowe and his wife Hattie J. Lowe. E.H. took meticulous notes on both his farm and store. During
World War II, he paid careful attention to rationing regulations and other wartime laws. There is a considerable amount of
business correspondence loosely held within the ledgers. Some are advertisements sent through the mail, others are receipts
and notes about shipments and payments.
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ms3628 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Lewis Coleman, Jr. family papers
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Coleman, William Lewis, 1853-1940 |
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Dates: |
1878-1911 |
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The collection consists of papers of William Lewis Coleman, Jr. and the Coleman family of Devereux, Hancock County, Georgia
from 1878-1911 and includes correspondence between various family members including William Lewis Coleman, his wife Katie
Amoss Coleman, and their children Henry A. Coleman, Eliza T. Coleman, and Alma Coleman (while living in Atlanta, Ga.) mainly
discussing family and business matters. The collection contains information regarding William Lewis Coleman's general merchandise
business including bills, receipts, and some correspondence. The collection also contains school work, advertising brochures
of merchandise goods, and leaflets.
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Identifier: |
ms137 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia Alberta Flewellen Mitchell collection
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Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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Dates: |
1805-1961 |
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Contents: |
This collection includes correspondence, business documents, land transactions, and broadsides from a wide range of areas
in Georgia and Alabama.
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Identifier: |
ms4418 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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William Lamar Cawthon, Jr. Estate county documents
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Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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Dates: |
1790-1936 |
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This collection contains legal and land records, estate administration records, business records, and correspondence arranged
chronologically by county and state. It also includes records of criminal cases, slavery trade, land grants, plats, wills,
and divorce.
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Identifier: |
ms4401 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Edgeworth Bird family papers
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Smith, Victor Edgeworth |
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Dates: |
1806-1949, bulk 1861-1902 |
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The collection consists of papers of Edgeworth Bird and the Bird family from 1806, 1835-1949. The papers include correspondence,
clippings, photographs (ca. 1848-1900) of the Bird family, a commonplace book (1843-1848) of Sallie C. Baxter containing extracts
from her readings, an autograph book, an 1806 diary (author unknown) describing activities in Hancock and surrounding counties
in Georgia, and genealogies of the Baxter, Bird, and allied families. Early correspondence (1839-1851) is between members
of the Baxter family including letters between Thomas W. and Mary Baxter discussing his health, taxes, and land values; and
letters from Leroy M. Wiley to Thomas detailing Wiley's trip to England in 1839.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Bird and Smith family members including Edgeworth Bird, Sallie
Bird, Saida Bird (Smith), Wilson Edgeworth Bird, and Victor Edgeworth Smith. Of particular interest are letters (1856) from
Edgeworth to Sallie describing his visit to New York City, Fire Island (N.Y.), and U.S. politics and letters written between
family members during the Civil War. The Civil War letters from Edgeworth discuss the battles of Gettysburg (Pa.), Richmond
(Va.), 2nd Bull Run (Va.), Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March through Georgia. The letters also detail
the management of Granite Farm (Hancock County, Ga.), slavery, and Saida's studies.
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Identifier: |
ms1987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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