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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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Thomas Howard Ruger papers
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Ruger, Thomas Howard, 1833-1907 |
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1866-1869 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, telegrams, reports, and printed material. Most of the correspondence is with General
Meade, Assistant Adjutant General Richard Drum, and the Bank of the Republic in New York. The letters by Ruger are drafts
with numerous corrections and describe his attempts as Governor to carry out the orders of General Meade. There is a letter
of parole from Jones on January 29, 1968 after his arrest and a letter from Jenkins on February 7, 1868 mentioning his possible
arrest.
After leaving office on July 4, 1868, Ruger sent reports to Governor Bullock and Richard Drum detailing his time as Governor
and the problems he encountered. There is also a report each from the Georgia Penitentiary and the Georgia School for the
Deaf stating some needs and expenses.
The printed material includes a "Report of the Treasurer of the State of Georgia" (1866), "Constitution of the State of Georgia
as passed by the Constitutional Convention" (1868), and order from headquarters of the Third Military District.
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ms3729 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Gazaway Bugg Lamar papers
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Lamar, Gazaway Bugg, 1798-1874 |
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1822-1910 |
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The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Gazaway Bugg Lamar from 1822-1910. The early records deal with
Lamar's business dealings and include stock certificates, bills of sale for slaves, promissory notes, receipts, and correspondence.
The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and documents relating to the case of Gazaway Bugg Lamar vs the United
States of America concerning the Federal government's seizure of Lamar's assets after the Civil War.
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ms10 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. literary and historical manuscripts
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Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893 |
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1867-1889 |
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The collection consists of the bound manuscript volumes written by Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., noted Georgia historian and
literary figure. Several of the volumes are extra illustrated by Jones. These writings form much of the corpus of Jones' published
works and are, for the most part, the author's own final manuscript copies, although there are some corrections and annotations.
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ms1066 |
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Hargrett Library |
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