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Claude Matthews letter to Willliam D. Haidley
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Matthews, Claude, 1845-1898 |
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1895 March 20 |
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The collection consists of one typewritten letter: dated March 20, 1895, "Mr. William D. Haidley, Clerk House of Representatives,
Boston, Mass.," signed "Claude Matthews," regarding dedication of the Chickamauga National Military Park.
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ms2735 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Hamilton Skelton papers
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Skelton, John Hamilton, 1827-1893 |
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1879-1889 |
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The collection consists of four letters: dated Washington D. C., April 20, 1880, "Dear J. H. Skelton," signed "Alexander H.
Stephens," regarding Stephens' health and General Gordon; dated Washington D. C., May 12, 1880, "Col. John H. Skelton," signed
"Alexander H. Stephens," regarding a book and Stephens' health; dated Atlanta, Georgia, September 17, 1889, "General Marcus
J. Wright War Dept. Washington DC," regarding Col. J. H. Skelton; House of Representative, Atlanta, Georgia letterhead, dated
September 25, 1889, "Dear Mollie," signed "J. H. Skelton. The collection also includes a photograph of A. H. Stephens taken
in 1879 (copy).
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ms3590 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Governor Rufus Bullock letter to William Stewart
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Bullock, Rufus B. (Rufus Brown), 1834-1907 |
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1871 January 30 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Atlanta, Georgia, January 30, 1871, to William Stewart, U.S. Senator, from [Governor]
Bullock. Bullock thanks Stewart for his report on "our senatorial question" and calls him a "true friend."
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ms3147 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Julius Edel collection of signatures
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Edel, Julius |
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Dates: |
1909-1967 |
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The collection consists of one scrapbook containing letters, most typed on letterheads, from legislators, United States presidents,
congressional representatives, and businesspersons. Letters are addressed to Mr. Sigo Myers, Mr. W.C. Poillon, Mr. Julius
Edel, Ken Edel, and Mr. Herman M. Edel. Correspondents include Bernard M. Baruch, chair of the Advisory Commission of the
Council of National Defense; Herbert Hoover; William J. Harris; Alfred E. Smith; Franklin D. Roosevelt; James A. McDivitt
and Edward H. White II, NASA Astronauts; and Richard B. Russell.
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ms3420 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joshua Hill letter
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Hill, Joshua, 1812-1891 |
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1860 February 5 |
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This collection contains a letter from Congressman Joshua Hill to an unknown judge in Georgia laying out the ideology of the
short-lived conservative Constitutional Union Party. The letter criticises Republican and Democratic views, and refernces
the John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
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ms4229 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Walton letter to his son
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Walton, George, 1749 or 50-1804 |
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Dates: |
1801 July 31 |
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This collection contains a letter written by George Walton to his son George Walton, Jr. on July 31, 1801 from his home at
Meadow-Garden in Augusta, Georgia. It contains a reference to his role as part of a committee in the selection of land and
in contracting builders for the future University of Georgia to be located in Jackson County.
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ms4239 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Frederick A. Blossom letter to Jeannette Rankin
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Blossom, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), 1878-1974 |
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Dates: |
1917 April 13 |
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This collection contains a letter from Dr. Frederick A. Blossom, president of the Birth Control League of New York, to Representative
Jeannette Rankin expressing his appreciation for her work regarding her resistance to the war.
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Identifier: |
ms4322 |
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Hargrett Library |
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De Renne Confederate States of America collection
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Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910 |
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Dates: |
1844-1915 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous correspondences and photographs collected by the De Renne family that pertain to
a variety of individuals who were active participants in the cause of the Confederacy. The collection includes some correspondence
written during the civil war, but the majority is letters of reminiscence and anecdotes from the post-war period. Correspondences
are from: Edward Porter Alexander, William J. Hardee, Benjamin Harvey Hill, James Longstreet, Alexander Hamilton Stephens,
and Robert Toombs.
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Identifier: |
ms1135 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William C. Dawson letter to James A. Waller
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Dawson, William C. (William Crosby), 1798-1856 |
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Dates: |
1854 December 18 |
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The collection consists of a letter dated Washington City, December 18, 1854, to James A. Waller, signed "W.C. Dawson", concerning
a letter that Dawson wrote to the Secretary of the Navy. In 1854 Dawson had just finished a term as Senator and was the President
of the Southern Commercial Conventions.
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Identifier: |
ms2610 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jabez Jackson letter to Messrs. Blair and Rives
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Jackson, Jabez Young, 1790- |
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Dates: |
1837 January 17 |
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The collection consists of one letter dated Philadelphia, January 17, 1837, to Messrs. Blair and Rives, signed "Jabez Jackson
of Georgia." Jackson sent the letter from a Philadelphian hotel where he was resting due to an illness that "keeps me from
my seat in the house." In the letter he requests Blair and Rives to send the "Daily Globe" to the hotel landlord, Mr. John
Sturdivant.
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Identifier: |
ms2613 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Letters to Joseph Emerson Brown
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Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
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Dates: |
1885 January 8-April 2 |
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The collection consists of letters written to Joseph Emerson Brown in 1885 while he was a senator in Washington, D. C. Most
of the correspondents are asking Brown for a recommendation for a job for themselves or for others. Jobs mentioned include
U. S. Marshal, Surveyor of Customs, Deputy Revenue Collector, and Postmaster. Correspondents include Augustus R. Wright, Henry
H. Tucker, and James Buchanan Eads.
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Identifier: |
ms3163 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Continental Congress collection
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United States. Continental Congress |
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Dates: |
1773-1798 |
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The collection consists of eight Georgia-related Continental Congress documents. Documents include: a document signed by Noble
W. Jones and Joseph Clay, a printed certificate for the "sum of twenty-shillings, being issued for the purposes mentioned
in an Act entitled 'An Act for granting to his Majesty the sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-nine Pounds,'" dated
"Georgia, 1773"; a certificate for bounty of land, signed by General Samuel Elbert, March 15, 1785; document signed by Benjamin
Andrew, Savannah, June 22, 1785; a document on commercial matters including the sale of salt, signed by Joseph Clay, Savannah,
March 4, 1773; letter regarding the appointment of Tax Collector for Chatham County, signed by W. Gibbons, Joseph Clay, and
US Senator George Jones, Savannah, March 12 [14], 1798; two receipts signed by William C. Houston, April 15, 1786, on verso
of a bill for legal fees; and a bill for boat hire for the "use of the detachments doing duty on the Skidoway & Hoseba islands,"
signed by Joseph Wood, on verso of a bill rendered to Georgia by James DeVeaux, January 19, 1777.
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ms3315 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Horace Montgomery collection of Howell Cobb family papers
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Montgomery, Horace, 1906-2001 |
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Dates: |
1820-1870 |
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This collection contains correspondence and printed materials regarding the family and associates of Howell Cobb. Corresponents
include Mary Ann Cobb, John A. Cobb, David C. Barrow, John B. Lamar, John H. Lumpkin, Lewis Cass, Middleton Pope Barrow.
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ms4484 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Evans-Stephens papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1827-1971 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Clement Anselm Evans, diaries and letters to his wife Allie (Mary Allen Walton),
which record his role in the Civil War, and typescripts of the book "Intrepid Warrior," which is the published version of
these papers. Intrepid Warrior was compiled and edited by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr., grandson of Clement A. Evans. Also in
this collection is an 1865 letter from Abraham Lincoln and 2 cartes-de-visite, all pertaining to Alexander H. Stephens, who
was also an ancestor of Robert Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms2946 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Telepost Telegraph Company bill
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Bacon, Augustus Octavius, 1839-1914 |
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Dates: |
1910 |
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The collection consists of 27 letters from various Georgia congressmen and senators to their constituents regarding the Telepost
Company Bill of 1910.
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Identifier: |
ms604 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles W. Hubner papers
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Hubner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1835-1929 |
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Dates: |
1835-1929 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and other information pertaining to Charles W. Hubner. Hubner's correspondents
in this collection include Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alexander Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms1985 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Mackey Brown papers
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Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 |
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Dates: |
1843-1926 |
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The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, legal papers, writings, letterbooks, and other miscellaneous
items. The bulk of this material deals with family lawsuits concerning the estates of Joseph E. Brown (father of Joseph M.)
and Julius L. Brown (brother of Joseph M.). Box 1 includes letters written by Joseph M. Brown (1909-1926, mainly drafts and
typescripts) Theodore Roosevelt, Hoke Smith,S. V. Sanfor, and Thomas Watson. Also in this box are a few of Brown's writings
on military history of the Civil War, as well as his views on labor unions. Box 2 consists of legal documents and correspondence
to and from other people, including other Brown family members. Boxes 3 and 4 contain letterbooks of Julius L. Brown and
cover the periods 1894-1895 and 1908-1910.
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Identifier: |
ms27a |
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Hargrett Library |
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