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Keith M. Read collection
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Read, Keith M., 1880-1940 |
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Dates: |
1732-1905 |
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The collection consists of materials collected by Keith M. Read documenting the history of Georgia from 1732-1905. The materials
include account books, correspondence, deeds, diaries, indentures, land grants, letter books, and minute books. Topics covered
include the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slavery, the Salzburgers, and Native American tribes in Georgia. The collection
contains papers of John M. Berrien; William H. Crawford; John Forsyth; Williams Gibbons; Charles Harris; Herschel V. Johnson;
James Wright; the Bosomworth, Habersham, and Houstoun families; as well as numerous other Georgians.
Of particular interest are records (1861-1863) of the Consulate of Great Britain in Georgia during the Civil War; an account
book (1818) of Dr. Lewis H. Feurth containing the date, name of patient, treatment, and payment; a diary (1733) of Peter Gordon
describing life in Georgia and relations with the Indians; a diary (ca. 1714-1763) of Caleb Davis pertaining to his trading
activities in Georgia with the English and Spanish; and a letter book (1804-1806) of William Woodbridge documenting his import/export
business and the difficulties of trading with Europe and England during the Napoleonic Wars.
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ms921 |
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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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ms27a |
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Hargrett Library |
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