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Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers, II. Business files consist of Governor Hardman's business and personal papers from 1880
to 1956. The Commerce Office files subseries include such topics as temperance, the 1904 Jackson County primary election returns,
Hardman's campaign expenses for 1914, Georgia State College of Agriculture finances, dam and water mill specifications, land
surveys, tuberculosis treatments, and monthly reports from the Hardman Roller Mills. The General correspondence files feature
miscellaneous materials related to Hardman's multiple business and personal interests. Highlights include a petition for a
wage increase by Harmony Grove Mills workers in 1917, papers documenting Hardman's medical experiments with Indian hemp (cannabis
indica) as an anesthetic, and correspondence concerning the planning and subsequent dedication of a monument to Dr. Crawford
W. Long. Finances includes cancelled checks, tax returns, and asset reports. The Ledgers subseries contains business ledgers
for Harmony Grove Orchards, Lake Alcoyne Farm, the Hardman Estate, and the Hardman Plantation. The Lamartine Hardman, Jr.
papers document his activities at Harmony Grove Orchards, personal correspondence, and minutes from the Sarepta Baptist Association.
The J. N. Griffin files contain correspondence and bills relating to mutual business interests held by Governor Hardman and
his father-in-law, Mr. J. N. Griffin.
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