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William H. Bonner papers
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Bonner, William H., 1831-1917 |
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1860-1879 |
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The collection consists of one handwritten letter: dated near Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, May 1, 1873, "Col. Jordan,"
signed "William B.," regarding the purchase of several enslaved people. The collection also includes a handwritten bill of
sale for enslaved people sold to William H. Bonner.
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ms3558 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Slavery in Georgia collection
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Unknown |
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1802-1856 |
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The collection consists of materials relating to enslaved people and slavery in Georgia. The materials include estate appraisals
for the estate of Brittain Smith (1802) and Valentine Hatcher (1812); an inventory of the estate of Valentine Hatcher (1812);
and a property list of the estate of Brittain Smith (1802); a bill from Lusk, Lathrop, and Co. documenting items purchased
for slaves' use (1834); and a letter (1856) from Linton Stephens in Sparta (Ga.). The appraisals and property list give the
enslaved peoples' name and value. The letter (16 Dec. 1856) lists enslaved people Linton has for sale including their price,
name, and age and discusses the health of several slaves.
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ms2923 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard M. Johnston legal document
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Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 |
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1859 |
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The collection consists of a legal document transferring property from Richard M. Johnston of Hancock County, Georgia, to
Willie Edwards Bonner. Property includes an enslaved woman named Modina (36) and her children Horace (14), Charlotte (5),
Amy (2), and Caroline (16). It also lists Caroline's children Sidney (2) and Abram (3 months). Other items of property include
a piano, spectacles, and personal items.
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ms2391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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McIntosh County, Georgia bill of exceptions
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Georgia. Supreme Court |
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Dates: |
1848 |
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A bill of exceptions in the Supreme Court of Georgia, at Savannah, January Term, 1848, for the recovery of three African American
enslaved people "named Judy, Bella, and John her son...that were the property of Ann Cunningham," in the case Ann Grigg vs.
Charles Spalding.
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Identifier: |
ms2198 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Indenture transferring four enslaved people
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Richmond County (Ga.) |
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1833 December 28 |
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The collection consists of one indenture: made December 28, 1833, in Richmond County, Georgia, between Samuel Hicks of Columbia
County, Georgia, and James G. Stallings of Richmond County, Georgia, for payment of 200 dollars for four enslaved people whose
names were Henry, Elsy, Dinah, and Jim.
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Identifier: |
ms2369 |
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Hargrett Library |
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6 |
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Isaiah T. Irvin, Sr. will
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Irvin, Isaiah T., Sr. |
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1856 October |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of Isaiah T. Irvin, Sr. of Wilkes County, Georgia, dividing his estate
amongst his wife, Isabella Irvin (37 enslaved African Americans, the cattle, the plantation and all farm equipment), his grandson
John Pope Johnson ($2,000 cash, five shares in Ga. RR & Banking stock), his daughter Louisa T. Crosby ($4,500 cash), his granddaughters
Caroline Favor, Ann Reese and Isabella Askew ($900 each), his grandsons Isaiah T. Irvin, Jr. (his Ga. RR & Banking stock),
the remainder of his estate to be divided amongst Martha Stephens (granddaughter), Nancy Favor, Charles M. Irvin, Isaiah Irvin
Jr., Martha Battle, Mary Callaway (children).
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Identifier: |
ms859 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Johnston family papers
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Johnston family |
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Dates: |
1836-1862 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Malcolm Johnston family. Included are correspondences; two small account books; and
Certificate no. 2457, for the purchase of a tract of land in Montgomery, Alabama, by Arthur B. Davis of Muscogee, Georgia.
The collection also includes documents concerning enslaved people owned by the Johnston family: bill of sales for a slave
received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; "List of property belonging to M. Johnston," listing
800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people.
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Identifier: |
ms1629 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jones County slave trade documents
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Kitchens, Bose |
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Dates: |
1854-1863 |
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The collection consists of documents regarding slave trade. One letter documents the sale of a enslaved man named Amos from
Boze Kitchens of Sumter County to John Humphries of Jones County, Georgia. A group of three documents details the dispute
of a transfer of slaves from Jones County, Georgia to Mississippi in the settlement of a debt. Included is a letter from A.H.
Broach to his brother Calvin asking him to take care in the sale or resale of his former enslaved man, Peter.
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Identifier: |
ms4010 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jacob Waldburg papers
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Waldburg, Jacob |
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Dates: |
1793, 1818, 1829 |
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The collection consists of three items: a list of enslaved people owned by the family of Jacob Waldburg of Chatham County,
Georgia (1793); a promissory note to Waldburg from John M. Harvey (1818); and a land grant to Waldburg for property in Lee
County, Georgia (1829).
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Identifier: |
ms1194 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Inventory of people enslaved by Henry Bourguin
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Unknown |
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1779 December 11 |
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The collection consists of a handwritten estate inventory created December 11, 1779, by Henry Bourguin's daughters. The inventory
includes a list of the people enslaved by Bourguin, including name with approximate monetary value, and is divided into three
columns showing the division of his estate by his three daughters.
Enslaved persons named are: Andrew, Dick, August, Nero, Mingo, Rachel, Robin, Jimmy, Lot, Sophia, Susie, York, Judy, Phillis,
Bella, Ron, Taner, Cloey, Zach, Will, Muza, Lannon, Friday, Dick, Patrick, Jupiter, Charles, Cloey, Norris, Jameson, Ryna,
Diora, Nancy, Marian, Ager, Grace, David, Mickey, Ned, Jack, Harry, June, Caty, Anna, Tilla, Polly, Young Joey, Ben, Venture
[?], Luke, Toney, Captain, Tyce, Agrippa, Dina, Sarah, Frederich, Crimis [?], Sue, Dublin, William, Jacob, Tilla, Dianna,
Beauty, Venus, Pompey, Minty, Jonney, Stephen, Cudjo, Dyna, Alick, Lidia, Abraham, Flora, Joshua, Affey, Sambo, Cassie, Adam,
Jimmy, Libby, Cook, Georgia, Doren, Julia, Daphney, Leah, Wilkes, Waney, January, Tom, May, Monday, Tina, Doll, Maria, Tobey,
Michell [?], Clarisa, Princes, Cato, Bob, Suckey, George, Juba, Palladone [?], Louisa, Billy, Biz, Betty, Charlotte, Isaac,
Chadwell [?], Nelly, Stepney, Prince, Peter, Daniel, Gerry, Hercules, Anthony, Sally, Mary, Lucey, Sam, July, Billy, Eloi,
Eve, Jona, Patty, Joe, Lyman, Peggy, Molly, Sally, Jonney, Cuffy
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Identifier: |
ms1205 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Agenoria (ship) records
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Agenoria (Brig) |
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Dates: |
1797-1798 |
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The collection consists of records of the slave ship Agenoria, 1797-1798. The volume records the sale of sixty-seven enslaved
people brought from Africa to Savannah, Georgia, and includes the number and gender of enslaved people sold, to whom they
were sold, price paid, and the auction of remainder. Additional entries contain itemized accounts of expenses for food, clothing,
nursing, and selling the enslaved people.
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Identifier: |
ms2114 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John S. Pool will
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Pool, John S. |
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Dates: |
1862 |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of John S. Pool of Paulding County, Georgia dividing his property amongst
his wife, Charlotte who is to receive one enslaved African American woman, two beds and furniture, two cows and calves, one
set of chairs and tables and two hundred dollars; his remaining property is to be sold and divided equally amongst his children,
Sarah Simmons John Florene Elze Wood Martha Ann Mary Ann Enoch Wesly Minerva Jane Asbury and Lovie Coker (no commas between
names). Elzy W. Pool and N. N. Beall appointed executors.
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Identifier: |
ms857 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Absolam Janes will
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Janes, Absolam |
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Dates: |
1847, 1854 |
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The collection consists of the last will and testament of Absolam Janes of Greene County, Georgia dividing his property amongst
his children: Cornelia M. Sanders (7 slaves, 745 acres of land, $750 in sundry); Thomas P. Janes (8 slaves, furniture, 520
acres of land); Nancy W. McWhorter (7 slaves, furniture and a house); Mary E. Janes (11 slaves, a cash settlement of $6,000);
and grandchildren Robert McWhorter (25 shares Georgia RR and Banking stock), all remaining property is to be equally divided
between the children Cornelia Sanders, Thomas Janes, Mary Janes, Felix Janes, Susan Janes and Cordelia Janes.
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Identifier: |
ms858 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Wilson Lumpkin papers
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Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870 |
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Dates: |
1828-1869, 1908-1969 |
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The collection consists of papers of Wilson Lumpkin from 1828-1869. The papers consist mainly of personal correspondence (1828-1859)
from Lumpkin to his wife, Annis Hopkins Lumpkin, and children written from Washington, D.C. while he was serving as a U.S.
Representative and Senator and during his involvement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The collection also includes a "memorandum"
notebook (1838-1869) in which Lumpkin recorded a few diary entries, genealogical notes, recollections of his childhood and
political career, and lists of slave births. The collection included a broadside, Letter from Ex-Governor Lumpkin (BRO 1860
L4), which has been added to the broadside collection.
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Identifier: |
ms659 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Jones family papers
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Jones, Thomas, active 1852-1858 |
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Dates: |
1819-1889 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Thomas Jones family of Thomas County, Georgia from 1819-1889. Thomas Jones' papers
include lists of taxable property (slaves, land, livestock, and equipment); indentures; and receipts for the purchase of slaves
(names of enslaved people include Adam, a carpenter, Charles, Randal, John, Betsy, Nancy, Abram, Ann, Eliza, Sam, Ned, Bob,
Lucy, Cherry, Nelson, Charlott, Robert, Lindy, and Mary). Letters are from Henry Francis Jones to his sister, and between
Edwin T. Davis and Mattie Davis; and regard battles, military strategy, and military life. Papers of E.T. Davis concern Davis's
military services, and include diary entries with regard to his service with the Dixie Boys of Company A, 57th Georgia Infantry
Regiment. The collection also includes plats, indentures, and writs regarding land in Georgia, mainly Irwin and Thomas counties,
and a portrait of Thomas Jones.
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Identifier: |
ms817 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Documents related to slavery in Georgia and Virginia
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1761-1864 |
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This collection contains legal documents related to slavery including estate appraisals and inventories, legal orders, and
judgements from Georgia. It also includes a tax statement from Virginia.
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ms4259 |
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Hargrett Library |
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McDowell, Talmadge, Lipscomb, and Rutherford families papers
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Talmadge, Clovis "Coke" G., 1854-1896 |
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1861-1868, undated |
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This collection contains the papers of the McDowell, Talmadge, Lipscomb, and Rutherford families including correspondence,
ledgers, Civil War documents, and a will related to the McDowell family and Clovis Talmadge; the diary of a Union soldier;
clippings; and photographs related to the Lipscomb and Rutherford families. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the
correspondence of Georgia McDowell Talmadge and her husband Clovis Talmadge during and immediately following the Civil War.
Transcriptions of the almost all of the correspondence and the will are included.
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ms4356 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm records
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Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (Jefferson, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1774-1969 |
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This collection contains land grants, legal papers, farm records, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts documenting the
history of the farm on which the Shields and Ethridge families ran from Colonial settlement through the 20th Century. Included
are plats of the farm as it grew, photographs of daily operations, business receipts reflecting the changing times, and a
variety of manuals and catalogs of farm implements as the farm became more mechanized. There are many identified photographs,
mainly from the 1920s, recording family trips, farm operations, and portraits.
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ms4274 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Harden family papers
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Harden, William, 1844-1936 |
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Dates: |
1826-1936 |
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The collection consists of the papers of William Harden and the Harden family of Savannah, Georgia from 1826-1936. The papers
include correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, clippings, as well as speeches and writings of William Harden.
The bulk of the collection (1844-1936) consists of correspondence to William Harden or Judge Edward J. Harden. Letters to
William Harden pertain to Georgia history and family genealogy as well as letters documenting Harden's duties as Secretary
of the Sons of the Revolution (Savannah, Ga.) and as Librarian for the Georgia Historical Society (Savannah, Ga.). Correspondence
to Judge Edward Jenkins Harden discusses Georgia politics and law cases. Notable correspondents include Joseph Henry Lumpkin,
Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., and Caroline Miller. Also includes correspondence of other family members including John Maxwell
Harden, Edward T. Harden, and Ann Harden Morse. Of particular interest, are a series of letters (1826-1857, with gaps) from
George Michael Troup to Dr. W.C. Daniels of Savannah (Ga.). Writing from Milledgeville (Ga.) and Washington (D.C.), Troup's
letters discuss Georgia and U.S. politics, state rights, Georgia land surveys, public education, tariffs, the nullification
issue, and Indian affairs.
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Identifier: |
ms878 |
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Hargrett Library |
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T. A. Barrow family papers
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Barrow family |
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Dates: |
1819-1989 |
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The collection consists of the papers, correspondence, diaries, photographs, maps, and writings of members of the extended
Barrow families as well as information and photographs of other ancestors during the 1819-1989 period. They were collected
and housed in the residence of the late Loyce Alice Barrow and Shelby Myrick Jr.
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ms4349 |
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Hargrett Library |
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