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1 Title:   Hart letter book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   John B. Hart and Sons (Union Point, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1869, 1877-1882  
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The collection consists of one letter book containing business letters dated February-April 1869, Union Point, Georgia, signed "J. B. Hart and Sons," concerning orders placed for food staples, school books, and fertilizers; dated 1877-1882, signed "J. F. and J. C. Hart," "J. C. and J. F. Hart," or "J. F. Hart," regarding sales of bees, beehives, seeds, and real estate.
  
  Identifier:   ms130  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   Mollie Dunlap letter book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Dunlap, Mollie  
  Dates:   circa 1868  
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The collection consists of a notebook containing copies of letters signed "M.," "Mollie Dunlap," or are unsigned; one letter is dated "Rome, March 13, 1868." The author also included aphorisms for good living and a recipe for the "tropical fruit, vegetable and meat preserving process." Written on the cover of the notebook: "Samuel Dunlap Sales Book."
  
  Identifier:   ms1713  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Henry L. Turner letterbook  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Turner, Henry Lathrop  
  Dates:   1895-1897  
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The collection consists of a letterbook of Henry Lathrop Turner from 1895-1897. Approximately five hundred letters addressed to several recipients address a plethora of issues. Several letters concern the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895. Letters addressed to Alfred Orendorff, Mayor Porter King, Captain Henry C. Ward (and others) regard exposition grounds, pitching up camps and feeding regiments, running out of cups, setting up programs and parades, football games between athletic clubs, and battle exercises. Further letters addressed to Thomas Cratty, General George W. Wingate, E.P. Ripley, and A.B. Nettleton (to name a few) regard stocks, stock holders, franchises, and "the butter matter."
  
  Identifier:   ms2024  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Edward Remington Bank of Savannah letter book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Remington, Edward  
  Dates:   1860-1862  
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The collection consists of a dis-bound letter book of Edward Remington, agent of Bank of Savannah. Letters date 1860-1862.
  
  Identifier:   ms3423  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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5 Title:   Henry Newman Salzburger letterbooks (reproductions)  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Jones, George Fenwick, 1916-2010  
  Dates:   1732-1770, circa 1966  
  Contents:  
The collection consists of photocopies of Henry Newman Salzburger letterbooks as follows: Extracts of Letters; Letters to the Saltzburghers & Georgia, vol. 1; Letters from the Saltzburghers, etc., vol. 1; Letters from the Salzburg & Georgia, vol. 2; Letters from and to the Saltzburghers & Georgia, vol. 2; Letters from Saltzburghers & Georgia, vol. 3; An Account of Receipts and Disbursements; The Several Accounts of Receipts and Disbursements; Saltzburgh Emigration to Georgia; Index of Letters Sent. The collection also includes an incomplete typescript of Henry Newman's Salzburger letterbooks, transcribed and edited by George Fenwick Jones. The typescript contains handwritten notations and corrections.
  
  Identifier:   ms93  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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6 Title:   Augustus Longstreet Hull letterbook  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hull, Augustus Longstreet, 1847-1909  
  Dates:   1880-1898  
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The collection consists of a letterbook of Augustus Longstreet Hull, 1880-1898. The letterbook includes copies of correspondence pertaining to purchases of property, stocks (mainly railroad), and inheritance of property; the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia) concerning hiring professors, and electing a new chancellor.
  
  Identifier:   ms126  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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7 Title:   John T. Collins letterbooks  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Collins, John T.  
  Dates:   1868-1884  
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The collection consists of four letterbooks (one is unbound) of John T. Collins from 1868-1884. Mainly pertaining to Collins' duties as customs agent for the port of Brunswick, Georgia, the volumes include correspondence detailing arrivals in port, vessels cleared, inspections, fees collected, and official appointments. Some correspondence relates to Collins' lumber business and his duties as an official of the Georgia chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic.
  
  Identifier:   ms1462  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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8 Title:   Gideon Denison family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Denison family  
  Dates:   1791-1802  
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The collection consists of three letterbooks and one account book of the Denison family. The letterbook of Gideon Denison and his brother, Ezra Denison (1791-1792) contains letters regarding trade business with merchants in Augusta, Ga., Baltimore, Md., Charleston, S.C., London, England, and Philadelphia, Pa. Letters also concern cargo shipments, purchase of ships, and slave trade. The letterbook of Gideon Denison (1797-1799) contains letters describing his voyage to England, the sale of land in North Carolina and Tennessee, Indian treaties, and financial problems. Gideon Denison's account book (1796-1799) contains entries pertaining to the management of Gideon's farm in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Entries regard accounts for free and slave labor; purchases of livestock, slaves, food and clothing; and taxes. Henry Denison's letterbook (1801-1802) contains business letters relating to settling the estates of Ezra and Gideon, as well as personal family correspondence.
  
  Identifier:   ms2911  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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9 Title:   W.H. Trezevant papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Trezevant, W. H.  
  Dates:   1875-1891  
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The collection consists of papers of W.H. Trezevant from 1875-1891. The papers relate to his work as a railroad agent and include bills of lading and correspondence (1880-1891) pertaining to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee Air Line Railroad, and the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. The collection also contains freight rates, printed materials on tariffs, way-bills, and a letter book (1875-1882) containing personal correspondence and correspondence relating to Trezevant's involvement with the Southern Railway and Steamship Association.
  
  Identifier:   ms1158  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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10 Title:   Joseph Mackey Brown papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Brown, Julius L., 1848-1910  
  Dates:   1865-1930  
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The collection consists of the papers of John Mackey Brown from 1865-1930. Consists mostly of correspondence regarding the publication of his book on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; official correspondence relating to his service on the Railroad Commission of Georgia; correspondence regarding the gubernatorial races of 1908 and 1911; and letters and documents relating to family lawsuits over the estate of his father, Joseph Emerson Brown. The collection also contains two letter books (1894-1895, 1908-1910) of Julius Lewis Brown pertaining to personal and business matters.
  
  Identifier:   ms27  
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11 Title:   Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company letter book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company  
  Dates:   1868-1871  
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The collection consists of the letter book of Eugene LeHardy, chief engineer for the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company from April, 1868 - October, 1871. The letters are mainly addressed to the railroad's officers including E.G. Barney, George M. Chapman, J. H. Delano, and D. S. Printup and discuss the building of the railroad and other rail and civic business in northwest Georgia and Alabama.
  
  Identifier:   ms1048  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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12 Title:   E.A. Cutts papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Cutts, E. A.  
  Dates:   1886-1914  
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The collection consists of papers of E.A. Cutts pertaining to his cotton brokerage in Savannah, Georgia from 1886-1914. The collection includes account books, bills, cash books, records of cotton sales, cotton weights and prices, claims, receipts, and letter books. The letter books detail Cutts' business transactions as well as some personal correspondence and correspondence concerning the Knights Templar (a masonic order). Also contained in the collection are account books, bills, receipts, and letter books of Butler, Stevens & Company, a Savannah cotton factor. The materials document the firm's cotton business and the establishment of an Exporting Dept. in 1886 for naval stores and pine lumber. The company dealt with firms in the United States, South America, and Spain.
  
  Identifier:   ms1160  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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13 Title:   Athens Hardware Company records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1876-1929  
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The collection consists of records of the Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Georgia), and its predecessors Childs & Co. and Childs, Nickerson, & Co. from 1876-1929. Includes account ledgers of the Athens Hardware Company, order book for Childs & Co., account ledger of Childs, Nickerson & Co., and letter book of Reuben Nickerson.
  
  Identifier:   ms1680  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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14 Title:   Rhind / Stokes family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Rhind family  
  Dates:   1788-1919  
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The collection consists of papers of the Rhind / Stokes from 1788-1919. The papers include personal and business correspondence and financial records of James Rhind (1848-1854), Colden Rhind (1884-1911), James Rhind Stokes and Sarah Gardner Stokes (1884-1949), and J.R. Stokes (1906-1917). Bound volumes contain business accounts (1788-1811) from several merchants in Augusta (Ga.); a cotton invoice book (1843-1848) and letter books (1843-1852) for James Rhind ? and several ledgers relating to Colden Rhind's brokerage businesses (ca. 1886-1909). Of particular interest are records of H.T. Massingale, a Quartermaster for the Confederate Army from 1861-1864. These records include requisitions and pay vouchers from Tennessee (1861-1862) and Atlanta (1862-1864) and Augusta (1864) Georgia. Also includes burial lists of Confederate soldiers and Federal prisoners from various hospitals mainly in the Atlanta area dated December 31, 1863.
  
  Identifier:   ms1305  
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15 Title:   John Howard Payne letter books  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852  
  Dates:   1842-1850  
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The collection consists of letter books of John Howard Payne documenting Payne's writing career; his interest in American and English literature; his ambassadorship to Tunisia; the U.S. political patronage system; the Cherokee Indian Nation; and U.S. politics.
  
  Identifier:   ms2654  
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16 Title:   Joseph E. Brown papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894  
  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.
  
  Identifier:   ms95  
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17 Title:   Godfrey Barnsley family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Barnsley, Godfrey, 1805-1873  
  Dates:   1806-1903  
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The collection consists of papers of Godfrey Barnsley and the Barnsley family from 1806-1903. The papers consist mainly of correspondence, letter books, and financial records. The correspondence (bulk 1828-1873) and letter books (1837-1873, with gaps) pertain to personal and business matters relating to Barnsley's occupation as a cotton factor and merchant. Correspondents include Barnsley's business partners John Day, William D. Duncan, John R. Gardner, Edmund M. Sager, and James Sager and family members including his wife Julia Scarborough Barnsley, his uncle George Barnsley of Liverpool, and his children. Many of the family letters were written from Woodlands Plantation in Bartow County, Georgia to Barnsley while he attended to business in Savannah (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.), and New Orleans (La.) and discuss family and plantation matters. Some of the correspondence relates to his position with the Port of Savannah as vice consul and interim of the Netherlands and vice consul for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The collection also contains transcripts of much of the correspondence.
  
  Identifier:   ms1737  
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18 Title:   James Eppinger family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Eppinger, Edward, 1835-  
  Dates:   1807-1899  
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The collection consists of papers of James Eppinger and the Eppinger family and includes letterbooks, a journal, and a property book containing entries listing property bought and sold in Georgia; birth, death and sales of slaves; cash accounts for sales and purchases. The materials document Eppinger's business activities, cotton trade, Georgia land sales, plantation management and farming, his service in the Georgia House of Representatives, his law practice, Georgia politics, and Reconstruction. The papers also include a form book, a cash book, a legal ledger, and two books containing recipes for ink, soap, as well as remedies for various illnesses.
  
  Identifier:   ms2713  
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19 Title:   Thomas Smith family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809  
  Dates:   1767-1912  
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This collection includes legal documents related to Letitia Vandexen (sic) Smith, Thomas Smith and Frances Sophia Smith. The Thomas Smith letterbook mainly consists of correspondence between members of the Thomas Smith family from 1767-1841. The earliest letters (1767 and 1784) are from Smith to his mother Elizabeth Lawrence in Aberdeenshire, England. A group of 21 letters between Smith and his cousin Dr. Peter Smith of Aberdeenshire discuss the American lifestyle, medical schools and practices, and the judicial system. Another group of letters to Judge Jasper Yeates and Governor Thomas Mifflin refer to legal decisions and court procedures. Other correspondents include Dr. Philip Physick and Smith's brother Charles of London, England. Also included in the letterbook are two proclamations awarding judgeships to Smith, legal documents pertaining to the settlement of Smith's estate (1816), and documents relating to land sales or mortgaged property (1826 and 1841). Series 2 contains typescripts of letters between Thomas Smith and soon-to-be U.S. President George Washington in 1785-1786, in which Smith was acting as Washington's attorney for some land suits in Philadelphia. The typescripts were made by Burton Alva Konkle in 1902. Finally, Series 3. contains letters between Thomas Smith scholar Burton Alva Konkle and Wymberly Jones De Renne regarding the Thomas Smith collection.
  
  Identifier:   ms1055  
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20 Title:   Walter B. Hill family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hill family  
  Dates:   1818-1941  
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The collection consists of the papers of Walter B. Hill and the Hill family from 1818-1941. The papers include correspondence, legal documents from Hill's law practice, notebooks containing Hill's law lectures or class notes, an 1878 diary of Hill's daily activities, photographs, scrapbooks of clippings documenting Hill's career, speeches, and writings of Hill, letterbooks, and printed material pertaining to temperance activities in Georgia and the United States. The correspondence is mostly between family members discussing personal business but a few pertain to Hill's professional career and discuss education in Georgia, politics, or articles written by Hill. Correspondents include Hill's parents Mary Clay Birch Hill and Barnard Hill, his brother Herbert C. Hill, his wife Sallie Parna Barker (Hill), and children Parna B. Hill, Mary Minot (Brown), and Roger M. Hill. The letterbooks (1888-1893 and 1898-1899) mainly pertain to Hill's law practice with the firms of Hill & Harris (Macon, Ga.) or Hill, Harris and Birch (Macon, Ga.), but also include information on Hill's activities with the Georgia Bar Association and temperance societies. After Hill's death in 1905, the correspondence is between Sallie B. Hill, Parna B. Hill, Mary M. Brown, and Walter B. Hill. Much of the materials pertain to Sallie's work with farmer's wives as part of the University of Georgia's extension service, Parna's activities with canning and poultry clubs through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and both women's service with the League of Women Voters of Georgia.
  
  Identifier:   ms834  
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