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The collection consists of papers of James Eppinger and the Eppinger family and includes letterbooks, a journal, and a property
book containing entries listing property bought and sold in Georgia; birth, death and sales of slaves; cash accounts for sales
and purchases. The materials document Eppinger's business activities, cotton trade, Georgia land sales, plantation management
and farming, his service in the Georgia House of Representatives, his law practice, Georgia politics, and Reconstruction.
The papers also include a form book, a cash book, a legal ledger, and two books containing recipes for ink, soap, as well
as remedies for various illnesses.
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