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Augustus Longstreet Hull letterbook
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Hull, Augustus Longstreet, 1847-1909 |
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Dates: |
1880-1898 |
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The collection consists of a letterbook of Augustus Longstreet Hull, 1880-1898. The letterbook includes copies of correspondence
pertaining to purchases of property, stocks (mainly railroad), and inheritance of property; the University of Georgia (Athens,
Georgia) concerning hiring professors, and electing a new chancellor.
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ms126 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alexander C. Farrington letter to Stephen Hills
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Farrington, Alexander C. |
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1835 December 26 |
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This collection consists of a letter dated December 26, 1835, from Alexander C. Farrington of New York, to Stephen Hills,
of New York. Farrington responds to Hills' inquiry regarding 100,000 acres of timber lands in Georgia. He talks about the
quality of the land and timber, the market for timber, transporting the timber on a soon-to-be completed canal from Savannah
to the Altamaha River, and the history of ownership of the land. Names mentioned include: Joseph Grezard, Joseph Eden, Metcalf
Eden, Samuel Abbott, Jemima Abbott, Samuel K. Abbott, Charles Abbott, Nicholas Abbott, Henry P. Abbott, and Ann Eliza Abbott.
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ms643 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Brown Gordon correspondence with Henry Faison Emery
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Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904 |
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1901-1903 |
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The collection primarily consists of correspondence from John Brown Gordon to Henry Faison Emery of Atlanta, Georgia from
1901-1903. The letters discuss Atlanta taxes, land in Georgia, Florida land speculation, and business interests. The collection
also contains one letter from Emery to Gordon discussing taxes Gordon owed on property in Georgia.
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ms1270 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Carr family papers
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Carr family |
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Dates: |
1730-1891 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Thomas Carr and his son, William A. Carr of Columbia County, Georgia from 1730-1891.
Includes correspondence, bills, receipts, land grants, court records, bonds, and slave records. Materials mainly related to
late 18th and early 19th century land speculation in Camden County (Ga.), Yazoo purchase, and northeast Georgia. Also includes
some material relating to William Low (Mrs. Carr's grandson by her first husband).
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ms21 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Heery-Moss family papers
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Franklin, Mary Jett, 1842-1928 |
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Dates: |
1850-2016 |
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This collection contains correspondence from several family members concerning personal matters, medical research, and business
in the Athens area. It features a rich collection of photographs, journals, and scrapbooks, as well as numerous property,
estate, business, and legal documents from the Moss family and the R.L. Moss Manufacturing Company. Some highlights include
photographs from early Tallulah Falls, extensive University of Georgia class of 1897 materials, a small selection of Civil
War letters, prohibition literature, Athens Womans Club records having to do with Tallulah Falls Industrial School, 1918 influenza
posters, and a rich assortment of blueprints, photographs, and brochures that illustrate various aspects of life in the early
20th Century.
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ms4077 |
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Hargrett Library |
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