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Letters to Alexander Stephens Clay
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Clay, Alexander Stephens, 1853-1910 |
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1907-1908 |
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The collection consists of letters written to U.S. Senator Alexander Stephens Clay from 1907-1908. Correspondence is mainly
from constituents urging or expressing thanks for his support of a particular bill or law.
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ms3314 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alexander H. Stephens letters
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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Dates: |
1850-1871 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, two are antebellum letters written while Stephens
was a U. S. Congressman representing Georgia's 7th District. The first letter was written from Washington, February 10, 1850,
requesting a copy of The Daily Globe be sent to a constituent. The second letter asks a "Dr. Lee" in Washington to perform
editing services for an agricultural report. The eight postwar letters are written as a private citizen in Milledgeville and
Crawfordville.
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ms3900 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs order and Alfred Colquitt letter
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Colquitt, Alfred Holt, 1829-1894 |
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Dates: |
1838, 1886 |
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This collection contains a legal order and engraved portrait of Robert Toombs, and a letter from Alfred Colquitt to John E.
Brown and an engraved portrait of Colquitt.
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Identifier: |
ms4305 |
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Hargrett Library |
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De Renne Confederate States of America collection
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Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910 |
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Dates: |
1844-1915 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous correspondences and photographs collected by the De Renne family that pertain to
a variety of individuals who were active participants in the cause of the Confederacy. The collection includes some correspondence
written during the civil war, but the majority is letters of reminiscence and anecdotes from the post-war period. Correspondences
are from: Edward Porter Alexander, William J. Hardee, Benjamin Harvey Hill, James Longstreet, Alexander Hamilton Stephens,
and Robert Toombs.
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ms1135 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Continental Congress collection
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United States. Continental Congress |
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Dates: |
1773-1798 |
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The collection consists of eight Georgia-related Continental Congress documents. Documents include: a document signed by Noble
W. Jones and Joseph Clay, a printed certificate for the "sum of twenty-shillings, being issued for the purposes mentioned
in an Act entitled 'An Act for granting to his Majesty the sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-nine Pounds,'" dated
"Georgia, 1773"; a certificate for bounty of land, signed by General Samuel Elbert, March 15, 1785; document signed by Benjamin
Andrew, Savannah, June 22, 1785; a document on commercial matters including the sale of salt, signed by Joseph Clay, Savannah,
March 4, 1773; letter regarding the appointment of Tax Collector for Chatham County, signed by W. Gibbons, Joseph Clay, and
US Senator George Jones, Savannah, March 12 [14], 1798; two receipts signed by William C. Houston, April 15, 1786, on verso
of a bill for legal fees; and a bill for boat hire for the "use of the detachments doing duty on the Skidoway & Hoseba islands,"
signed by Joseph Wood, on verso of a bill rendered to Georgia by James DeVeaux, January 19, 1777.
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Identifier: |
ms3315 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Bailey-Grantland family papers
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Grantland, Seaton, 1782-1864 |
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Dates: |
1818-1966 |
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Collection consists of papers pertaining to the Grantland and Bailey families, ranging from around 1818-1966. Notable items
include extensive genealogy research and biographical information, Georgia land grants, and political correspondence including,
Joseph E. Brown, Howell Cobb, Herchel V. Johnson, Alexander H. Stephens, and P.M. Compton. Other letters relate to the Second
Seminole War and early settlers in Florida, letters from Dr. James S. Gilliam, surgeon, U.S. Navy, aboard the U.S.S. Macedonian
on one of the Commodore Perry's trips to Japan and the U.S.S. Levant exploring the South Pacific and South America, 1849-1850.
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Identifier: |
ms4186 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Macpherson Berrien letters
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Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856 |
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Dates: |
1821-1852 |
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Consists of 14 letters written by Georgia Senator John Macpherson Berrien during his political career. The letters pertain
to matters such as politics, lawsuits, and personal matters. The "Mr. Penrose" he writes to is likely Philadelphia politician
Charles Bingham Penrose.
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Identifier: |
ms4106 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles W. Hubner papers
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Hubner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1835-1929 |
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Dates: |
1835-1929 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and other information pertaining to Charles W. Hubner. Hubner's correspondents
in this collection include Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alexander Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms1985 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Mackey Brown papers
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Creator: |
Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 |
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Dates: |
1843-1926 |
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The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, legal papers, writings, letterbooks, and other miscellaneous
items. The bulk of this material deals with family lawsuits concerning the estates of Joseph E. Brown (father of Joseph M.)
and Julius L. Brown (brother of Joseph M.). Box 1 includes letters written by Joseph M. Brown (1909-1926, mainly drafts and
typescripts) Theodore Roosevelt, Hoke Smith,S. V. Sanfor, and Thomas Watson. Also in this box are a few of Brown's writings
on military history of the Civil War, as well as his views on labor unions. Box 2 consists of legal documents and correspondence
to and from other people, including other Brown family members. Boxes 3 and 4 contain letterbooks of Julius L. Brown and
cover the periods 1894-1895 and 1908-1910.
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Identifier: |
ms27a |
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Hargrett Library |
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