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Richard Henry Wilde letters
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Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847 |
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1816 January 21, 1834 October 30 (31?) |
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The collection consists of three letters composed by Richard Henry Wilde: dated Washington City, January 21, 1816, addressed
to John W. Wilde, the first letter refers to correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Spanish Minister, and to
speeches of Mr. Randolph; dated Augusta, October 30 (31?), 1834, addressed to Tristam Burges (Providence, R.I.) and Littleton
W. Tazewell (Richmond, Va.), the second and third letters refer to Wilde's research into the history of paper money before
and after the Revolution.
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ms946 |
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Hargrett Library |
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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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Sheftall family memorabilia
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Sheftall, Mordecai, 1735-1797 |
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1774-1942 |
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The collection consists of a requisition for salt, dated 20 October 1774 and signed by John Newdigate, Stephen Maddox, and
Mordecai Sheftall (in frame); three issues of Georgia continental paper money ($4 and $5 Spanish milled and $5 Continental)
for 1776 and 1777; late eighteenth century Masonic apron with hand-drawn illustrated cover belonging to Levi Sheftall, member
of Solomon's Lodge, Savannah; newspaper account (Beaumont, Texas Journal, 3 March 1942) of three items and other Sheftall
memorabilia and a Xerox of a biographical sketch of Cooper Sheftall.
The Masonic apron is housed in the vault.
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ms1057 |
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Hargrett Library |
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