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Richard M. Rice store ledger
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Rice, Richard M. |
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1851-1867 |
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The collection consists of one ledger that details store account sales, freedmen's contracts for labor, and records of Rice's
brandy and whiskey production and sales. There are several loose papers that include a record of goods sold to freedman Boney
Brown as well as Rice's 1863 quarterly taxes paid on 335 gallons of brandy.
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ms3318 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Daniel de Bruce Hack Sr. and Daniel de Bruce Hack Jr. papers
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Hack, Daniel de Bruce, 1787-1848 |
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1815-1909 |
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The collection consists mainly of correspondence between Daniel de Bruce Hack Sr. and family and friends. Business correspondences
regard Hack's involvement in the Richmond Factory (Augusta, Georgia). Also included are letters in the 1840's from William
Schley, Philip Schley, and Dr. Edward Eve of Augusta, Georgia; a few Civil War letters; and the reproduction of a letter from
Daniel de Bruce Hack to his cousin William Hack, regarding Sherman's March. The collection contains receipts (for taxes, purchase
of slaves, etc.); a reproduction of Hack's amnesty oath; and one unidentified photograph (possibly the Richmond Factory).
The first item in the collection is genealogy of the Hack family.
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ms353 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Collection of Athens, Georgia material
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Betts, Howell P. |
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1858-1861, 1915-1917 |
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The collection consists of two letters (with transcripts): dated Clark County, June 1858, "Dear Cousin," the first letter
is almost illegible; dated April 9, 1861, "Dear Father and," signed "Virginia A. Holliday," regarding family news and deaths.
The collection also includes numerous receipted tax receipts and bills (1915-1917) from Athens firms for goods sold to Howell
P. and Lula Betts. Of particular interest is a receipted mortgage dated December 1916, for property described as "part of
the old Gilleland place located in Clarke County, Georgia," rented to Betts by Mattie Whitehead.
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ms546 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Spencer collection of Confederate States of America documents
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Confederate States of America |
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1852-1892 |
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The collection consists of items relating to the Confederate States of America: warrant of arrest for Wiley Ballard, dated
April 20, 1852, signed by Judge of the Blue Ridge circuit and Solicitor General; cancelled check of the Bank of the Commonwealth,
Richmond, Virginia, dated December 11, 1862; Confederate States of America receipt for bonds, dated April 22, 1863; Confederate
States of America Post office Report Form, from July to September 1863, at Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia; Confederate States
of America receipt for bonds, Atlanta, Georgia, dated March 19, 1864; blank Confederate States of America Post office form;
typewritten letter dated Washington, D. C., June 30, 1892, to General James Longstreet, Gainesville, Georgia, signed "Jas.
L. Taylor" (signature is illegible), regarding a pass that can be used with the Richmond & Danville Railroad Company.
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ms621 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Louis S. Moore letters
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Moore, Louis S. |
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Dates: |
1853, 1908-1933 |
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The collection consists primarily of letters received by Mr. Moore regarding business, professional and social organizations
such as the Municipal League, and correspondence with the state historian. The 1853 item is a receipt for 5 bales of cotton.
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ms726 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles Gross financial papers
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Gross, Charles |
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Dates: |
1867-1902 |
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The collection consists of four items that include a receipt for state and county taxes for 1867, Savannah (October 28, 1867).
A receipt for state tax on wild lands for 1870, 10 cents (October 24, 1870). A covering letter to Charles Gross in regards
to a receipt for tax on lots in Douglas County for 1878 (January 17, 1879), signed by W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller General.
A voucher for pension from Indian Wars, 1902.
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ms866 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Fannie and Cleveland Jackson papers
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Jackson family |
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Dates: |
1931-1970 |
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This collection contains family records, including correspondence, advertisements, financial documents and receipts, church
minutes, a written sermon, and a camp flyer.
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ms4506 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Beaty family papers
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Beatty family |
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Dates: |
circa 1950-1998 |
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The collection consists of family correspondence, pictures, scrapbooks, receipts, genealogical information as well as business
documents, clippings, and publications.
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Identifier: |
ms2006 |
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Hargrett Library |
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B.F. Coleman receipt for enslaved people
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Ayer & Harrison |
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Dates: |
1857 January 7 |
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The collection consists of one receipt: dated Columbus, January 7, 1857, for $810.00 paid by B.F. Coleman for the purchase
of two enslaved people, witnessed by C.S. Harrison for Burnett Ingram. The receipt is written on a printed form provided by
the firm of Ayer & Harrison.
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ms3228 |
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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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ms1042 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Porterfield family papers
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Thompson, B. M. |
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Dates: |
1855-1891 |
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The collection consists of receipts for state and county taxes paid in Madison County, Georgia, and signed by various tax
collectors during the thirty-six year period which these documents cover. There are also several other receipts during 1864
relating to Sarah Porterfield as administration of the estate of W. H. C. Porterfield including a $75.00 medical bill from
Dr. B. M. Thompson dated 3 December 1864.
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ms1318 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Arthur Booth papers
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Booth, George Arthur |
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Dates: |
1898-1976 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, newspaper articles and photographs associated with George Arthur Booth
from 1898-1976. Papers regard Athens Industrial Development Corp., Athens Model Sign Ordinance, Retail Merchants' Protective
Association, Athens Zoning Ordinances, Retail Merchants Cotton Association, cotton, and University of Georgia, Research Park.
Receipts are from businesses in Athens, Georgia. Photographs depict prominent homes in Athens, Georgia, and scenes from the
Athens Carnival held in 1900.
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ms1553 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Leonard family papers
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Leonard family |
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Dates: |
1849, 1862 |
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The collection consists of three documents related to the Leonard family of Talbot County, Georgia: one marriage record of
Richard H. Leonard and Sarah J. Holmes, dated March 20, 1849; and two receipts from Wesleyan Female College for Laura E. Leonard,
dated Oct. 7 and Mar. 17, 1862. The receipts were paid by Richard H. Leonard, executor of James P. Leonard.
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ms1815 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Clarke County papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1852-1892 |
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The collection consists of court records, receipts, and correspondence.
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ms2105 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rhind Stokes family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1813-1949 |
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The collection consists of family correspondence, letter books from, business papers, including indentures, receipts and equitable
securities. Also included are ledger books, family photos, a diary by Sarah Stokes, and two scrapbooks.
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Identifier: |
ms2352 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Williford family papers
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Williford family |
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Dates: |
1811-1918 |
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The collection consists of land grants, deeds and land plats of Henry Williford and William Williford in Madison County, Georgia.
Also included are receipts, fragments of deeds and sales papers, and a photocopy of a letter from Robert B. Williford to Lucile
Moon, 1918.
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Identifier: |
ms2843 |
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Hargrett Library |
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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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ms3315 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia miscellany collection
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Schindlers |
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Dates: |
1812-1889 |
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The collection consists of various bills, receipts and notes, poem To a Lady by a Female Maniac, and a copy of First Consolidated
Mortgage of the Savannah & Western Railroad Co. to the Central Trust Co. of New York (1889).
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ms861 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Seaborn J. Mays papers
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Mays, Seaborn J., d. 1883 |
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Dates: |
1824-1879 |
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The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays,including a bill of sale
for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline. A fi fa against
William Moon for a dept owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.
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ms803 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Howell Cobb family papers
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Cobb family |
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Dates: |
1824-1888 |
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The collection consists of receipts of General Howell Cobb and correspondence of the Cobb family of Athens, Georgia, from
1824-1888. Several letters from Harry L. Flash to Howell Cobb pertain to the sale of the MACON TELEGRAPH. Two letters of particular
interest: dated Richmond, July 24, 1861, "Dear Wife," signed "Howell Cobb," regarding battle and people killed in battle;
dated Athens, June 15, 1861, "Dear Brother," signed "Thomas R. R. Cobb," regarding formation of a legion. Correspondence after
1868 mainly regards Mary Ann Cobb and social life in Georgia.
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ms1367 |
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