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Marietta, Georgia. Real property inventory
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United States. Works Progress Administration |
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Dates: |
1938 November |
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W. P. A. Official Project no. 665-34-3-41; from Marietta, Georgia Real Property, Land Use, and Low Income Housing Area Survey,
1940; includes red, blue, green marks, but lacks the code for the marks
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hmap1938m3 |
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Hargrett Map Collection |
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Pierce Butler letter to Petit de Villers
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Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 |
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Dates: |
1809 January 21 |
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The collection consists of one letter (and a transcript of the letter): dated Philadelphia, January 21, 1809, to "Mr. Petit
de Villers," signed "P. Butler," regarding Mr. Spaulding, Mr. King, and damage done to one of Butler's extensive holdings
in Georgia.
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ms1498 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James Wilson Yazoo land document
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Jones, Seaborn, 1788-1864 |
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Dates: |
1794 |
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A four-page manuscript memoranda of James Wilson (1742-1798) and others relating to the Yazoo Land sales. The manuscript includes:
1. Power of attorney from James Wilson to Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones, authorizing them to act for him in buying
land in Georgia - dated November 20, 1794; 2. Receipt of Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones to James Wilson for $25,000;
3. Receipt of Seaborn Jones to Matthew McAllister for $25,000 "in bank bill, which the Honourable James Wilson hath placed
in his & my hands ..." - dated November 20, 1794; 4. Record of release by Matthew McAllister "as a grantee," to Colonel Wade
Hampton of South Carolina, giving answerable bond [transcribed from the Washington (Georgia) Monitor of September 24, 1803];
5. Page of memoranda referring to "Pamphlet."
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Identifier: |
ms1042 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia Loan and Trust of Macon, Georgia miscellaneous materials
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Georgia Loan and Trust (Macon, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1890-1946 |
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The collection consists of indentures, deeds, tax receipts, land plats, and inspector's reports for transactions in Georgia
and Florida counties, many involving The Georgia Loan and Trust of Macon, Georgia and The Scottish American Mortgage Company
of Macon, Georgia, from 1890-1946. Georgia counties include Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Bibb, Bulloch, Carroll, Chattooga,
Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Fulton, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Haralson, Henry, Houston, Jeff Davis,
Jones, Laurens, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Mitchell, Monroe, Randolph, Talbot, Taliaferro, Terrell, Thomas, Toombs, Webster, Wheeler,
Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth. Florida counties include Suwannee, Alachua, Bushnell, Columbia, Ft. Lauderdale and Baker.
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Identifier: |
ms3089 |
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Hargrett Library |
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U. Harrold Davenport papers
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Davenport, Uriah Harrold, 1878-1963 |
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Dates: |
1860s-1960s |
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The collection consists of the financial records of Uriah Harrold Davenport, his wife Sallie Fleming and his sister, Mary
C. Davenport. A large portion of the collection deals with the estate of his wife, who had considerable land holdings in Athens,
particularly in African American neighborhoods.
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Identifier: |
ms1375 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John M. Phillips family papers
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Phillips family |
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Dates: |
1857-1949 |
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The collection consists of photographs, correspondence, financial papers, diaries, deeds, genealogies, certificates, and other
materials related to John M. Phillips, the Phillips family, the Acree family, and the Isbell family.
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Identifier: |
ms3178 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Wymberley Jones De Renne family papers
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University of Pennsylvania |
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Dates: |
1735-1916 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous documents, receipts, accounts, legal papers, and other materials related to the De
Renne family, especially Noble Jones and George Wymberley Jones. Selections from this collection include: Land grant to Noble
Jones, 9 December 1756, issued by Governor John Reynolds; Inventory and appraisal of property of Noble W. Jones, Jefferson
County, 1819; Indenture, Noble W. Jones - George [Wymberley] Jones, 20 July 1796; and, Diploma, Doctorem in Arte Medica, University
of Pennsylvania to G. Wymberley Jones, 8 April 1848.
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Identifier: |
ms1064a |
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Hargrett Library |
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William J. Northen family papers
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Northen, William J. (William Jonathan), 1835-1913 |
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Dates: |
1790-1959 |
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The collection consists of genealogy, land documents, correspondence, financial papers, writings, photographs, artifacts,
and printed material. The correspondence includes letters to William J. Northen regarding the establishment of the town of
Fitzgerald, Georgia; letters regarding an apparent scandal involving the Farmers' Alliance and Leonidas Livingston; William
J. Northen's letters home as he traveled around Georgia in 1907 promoting racial harmony; and two Civil War letters from brothers
William and John Henry Neel of the 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company K. The writings contain a journal by
William J. Northen in which he writes of his trip to Tallulah Falls, speeches at Mercer University, his 21st birthday, death
of his brother, and a letter to his sister regarding conditions at the end of the Civil War. Farm accounts are also included
in the journal.
Also of interest are slave documents and bills of sale; receipts from Mercer University and the Georgia Baptist Convention
when Peter Northen was treasurer; Ruth Northen's photo album containing University of Georgia photographs from 1911-1912 and
other travel photographs; and an 1801 indenture between the Catawba Indians and Thomas Neel for land in York County, South
Carolina. The following items were separated from the collection: walking cane without the handle and one square back wooden
chair with cane seat is housed in Organic storage.
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Identifier: |
ms3327 |
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Hargrett Library |
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