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George Wagner family papers
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Wagner, George, 1841-1906 |
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1847-1899 |
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The collection consists of United States currency, Confederate currency, the Appointment of George Wagner as Captain of Company
I, 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and an indenture of apprenticeship for George Wagner to learn the art of gold beating.
The collection also includes an old stove catalog used as a scrapbook, created by Susan Kinner Courtright, and five photographs.
Three photographs depict warships of the Spanish-American War period; one photograph portrays five engines wrecked in Sussex
County, N.Y. during the Blizzard of 1888; and a final photograph is a group shot of H.A.A. Football players in 1895.
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ms1796 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Calvin Jeffress papers
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Jeffress, William Calvin, 1823-1895 |
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1864-1865, 1916 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from William Calvin Jeffress to his father, Edward T. Jeffress, dating February
27-June 13, 1864. The letters describe Jeffress' unit's participation in the action at Dalton and Rocky Face Ridge in Georgia,
descriptions of camp life and conditions. In addition, Jeffress forwards advice and instructions concerning crops and finances.
Letters dating June 2 and June 13, 1864 are written from the field, near Marietta, Georgia. Other items included in the collection
are two twenty dollar bills of Confederate money, a typed biography of Jeffress (by his son in 1916), and Jeffress's oath
of loyalty to the United States.
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ms3457 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Oliver family papers
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Oliver family |
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1773-1946 |
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The collection consists of letters, deeds, indentures, clippings, maps, land grants, accounts, copy of will of Dionysius Oliver,
Confederate Bond and Confederate money, pertaining to the family of Dionysius Oliver and other residents of old Petersburg,
Georgia.
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ms64 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Oliver Hazelrigg collection
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Hazelrigg, Oliver |
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Dates: |
1862-1918 |
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The collection consists of one letter dated Lexington, Georgia, August 16, 1867, to Dr. P. H. Mell, signed "Marie Allen,"
regarding help in securing a teaching position; and three covering letters addressed to Mildred R. Mells, dated September
2, September 8, and September 22, 1918, signed Oliver Hazelrigg, regarding bonds and Georgia script for the library and museum.
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ms517 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Stephens and Erwin family papers
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Stephens family |
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Dates: |
1853-1970s |
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The collection primarily consists of the correspondence between Roswell Powell Stephens and Mable Chadwick between 1911 and
1914; several of Dr. Stephens writings and sunday school sermans; four letters written by Mary Ann Cobb, including two to
her husband Howell Cobb; genealogical research regarding the Stephens, Chadwick, and Bell families compiled by Corinne Chadwick
Stephens Erwin for her D.A.R. application; and certificates recieved by Howell C. Erwin, Jr.
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ms3791 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jordan-Burnett papers
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Burnett, Eugene Paul |
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Dates: |
1860-1950 |
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The collection consists of letters, cartes-de-visite (most unidentified), biographical information on Rachel Gunby Jordan
and Eugene P. Burnett, printed material, Confederate money, clippings, and locks of hair. The main portion of the collection
consists of letters written to Delia D. Jordan in Sparta, Georgia, from her fiance Eugene Paul Burnett during the Civil War.
His letters describe daily camp life, his duties as Inspector General, and details of battles as he moved through South Carolina,
Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are also letters from Delia's brothers, William Franklin Jordan, Robert Pierpont
Jordan, and George Gunby Jordan.
Also in the collection is a photograph of General Robert E. Lee and an Augusta newspaper, Daily Constitutionalist, from July
3, 1862. The newspaper contains descriptions of the current battles and lists of wounded men, including W.F. Jordan.
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ms2937 |
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Hargrett Library |
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