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Zachary Taylor Adair diary
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Adair, Zachary Taylor |
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Dates: |
1860-1869 |
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The collection consists of two diaries belonging to Zachary Taylor Adair, a Confederate soldier from Greenville, Meriwether
County, Georgia. Includes Adair's notes, thoughts, lists, and brief poetry.
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ms4202 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James D. Frederick family papers
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Frederick family |
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1844-1899, 1942 |
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The collection consists of papers of James Daniel Frederick and the Frederick family from 1844-1899, 1942. The bulk of the
collection consists of diaries and account books of James D. Frederick. The diaries (1844-1856 and 1873-1899) contain entries
describing Frederick's student life at the University of Georgia, a few minutes and the constitution of the Washingtonian
Temperance Society of Franklin College, and entries pertaining to crop conditions, weather, and farming practices for Frederick's
farm in Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia. Entries for the period 1873-1889 are sparse and usually are recorded once a
year. The account books (1873, 1875-1878, 1880-1882, and 1888-1892) include occasional notes but mainly record items purchased
for operating the farm.
The collection also contains a diary (January - April 1882) of Eugene Frederick pertaining to the operation of his farm; a
typescript of THE KEENE FAMILY containing photographs, genealogical charts, and clippings; and the original mockup for THE
RUMPH-FREDERICK FAMILIES including correspondence, photographs, clippings, and genealogical charts. The genealogical material
was collected by Louise Frederick Hays.
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ms79 |
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Hargrett Library |
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David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers
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Barrow family |
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1817-1915 |
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The collection consists of papers of the David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 1817-1915.
The papers include mainly correspondence, financial records, and diaries. The earliest records consist mostly of receipts
and accounts of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. and Middleton Pope. The bulk of the correspondence (1850-1883) is between Barrow
and his children David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr.; Ella Patience Barrow (Spalding); James Barrow; Lucy M. Barrow (Cobb); Middleton
Pope Barrow; and Thomas A. Barrow. Some of James Barrow's correspondence was written while a cadet at West Point and then
later during the Civil War serving first in Cobb's Legion in Virginia and later in the 64th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Florida.
There is also an interesting set of correspondence (ca. 1850-1868) to Barrow from overseers (enslavers) at his plantations
in Oglethorpe and Decatur Counties, Georgia; letters relating to his investment in a Florida salt works during the Civil War;
and letters from John H. Lumpkin and William McKinley regarding the secession of Georgia.
The collection also includes diaries (1851-1852, 1856-1858, 1876, 1879) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. mostly detailing farm
and family life and diaries (1868, 1875) of Clara E. Barrow discussing school and social activities.
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ms69 |
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Hargrett Library |
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