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Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families collection
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Lamar family |
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1796-1929 |
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The collection consists of personal and business papers of the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families from 1796-1929. Early records
deal mainly with the Zachariah Lamar family and include deeds, bonds, land grants, receipts, slave bills of sale, and correspondence.
The period 1811-1928 covers the Lamar, Cobb, and Erwin families and contains correspondence, both business and personal; bills;
receipts; invitations; legal papers; telegrams; tax notices; postcards; case books; letterbooks; scrapbooks; account books;
photographs; and genealogical and biographical information pertaining to the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families. Also includes
information on the law practice and legal firms of the Cobb and Erwin families. Of particular interest are Howell Cobb's
order books for the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment (Cobb's Brigade). The collection includes correspondence and material
relating to the following family members: Zachariah Lamar, Howell Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, John Addison Cobb, Sarah Robinson
Rootes Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb Erwin, and Alexander S. Erwin.
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ms86 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edgeworth Bird family papers
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Smith, Victor Edgeworth |
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1806-1949, bulk 1861-1902 |
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The collection consists of papers of Edgeworth Bird and the Bird family from 1806, 1835-1949. The papers include correspondence,
clippings, photographs (ca. 1848-1900) of the Bird family, a commonplace book (1843-1848) of Sallie C. Baxter containing extracts
from her readings, an autograph book, an 1806 diary (author unknown) describing activities in Hancock and surrounding counties
in Georgia, and genealogies of the Baxter, Bird, and allied families. Early correspondence (1839-1851) is between members
of the Baxter family including letters between Thomas W. and Mary Baxter discussing his health, taxes, and land values; and
letters from Leroy M. Wiley to Thomas detailing Wiley's trip to England in 1839.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Bird and Smith family members including Edgeworth Bird, Sallie
Bird, Saida Bird (Smith), Wilson Edgeworth Bird, and Victor Edgeworth Smith. Of particular interest are letters (1856) from
Edgeworth to Sallie describing his visit to New York City, Fire Island (N.Y.), and U.S. politics and letters written between
family members during the Civil War. The Civil War letters from Edgeworth discuss the battles of Gettysburg (Pa.), Richmond
(Va.), 2nd Bull Run (Va.), Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March through Georgia. The letters also detail
the management of Granite Farm (Hancock County, Ga.), slavery, and Saida's studies.
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ms1987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Earl of Egmont papers
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Perceval, John, Earl, 1683-1748 |
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1732-1745 |
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The collection consists of contemporary hand-written copies of letters and documents from 1732-1745 relating to the Trustees
for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America. The correspondence includes letters between officials and settlers in the
Colony and the Trustees. Major correspondees include James Oglethorpe, Thomas Causton, Samuel Eveleigh, Thomas Christie, Elisha
Dobree, John Wesley and Trustees Benjamin Martryn and Harman Verelst. The letters provide comprehensive information regarding
the settlement of Georgia, especially in Savannah and Frederica; Indian trading and relations; activities of the French and
Spanish; the question of slavery; Salzburger and Moravian settlers; and religious matters. The collection also includes the
journals and letters from 1736-1745 of William Stephens, secretary and later president of the Colony.
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ms746 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Transcripts of the Earl of Egmont papers
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Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America |
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Dates: |
1732-1743 |
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The collection consists of transcripts created by E. Merton Coulter from contemporary, hand-written copies of letters and
documents from 1732-1745 relating to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America.
The correspondence includes letters between officials and settlers in the Colony and the Trustees. Major correspondees include
James Oglethorpe, Thomas Causton, Samuel Eveleigh, Thomas Christie, Elisha Dobree, John Wesley and Trustees Benjamin Martryn
and Harman Verelst. The letters provide comprehensive information regarding the settlement of Georgia, especially in Savannah
and Frederica; Indian trading and relations; activities of the French and Spanish; the question of slavery; Salzburger and
Moravian settlers; and religious matters.
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ms1786 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Keith M. Read collection
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Read, Keith M., 1880-1940 |
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Dates: |
1732-1905 |
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The collection consists of materials collected by Keith M. Read documenting the history of Georgia from 1732-1905. The materials
include account books, correspondence, deeds, diaries, indentures, land grants, letter books, and minute books. Topics covered
include the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slavery, the Salzburgers, and Native American tribes in Georgia. The collection
contains papers of John M. Berrien; William H. Crawford; John Forsyth; Williams Gibbons; Charles Harris; Herschel V. Johnson;
James Wright; the Bosomworth, Habersham, and Houstoun families; as well as numerous other Georgians.
Of particular interest are records (1861-1863) of the Consulate of Great Britain in Georgia during the Civil War; an account
book (1818) of Dr. Lewis H. Feurth containing the date, name of patient, treatment, and payment; a diary (1733) of Peter Gordon
describing life in Georgia and relations with the Indians; a diary (ca. 1714-1763) of Caleb Davis pertaining to his trading
activities in Georgia with the English and Spanish; and a letter book (1804-1806) of William Woodbridge documenting his import/export
business and the difficulties of trading with Europe and England during the Napoleonic Wars.
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ms921 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Reverend John Jones family papers
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Jones, John C., active 1830-1860 |
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Dates: |
1775-1928 |
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The collection consists of papers of Reverend John Jones and the Jones family from 1775-1928. Contains extensive family correspondence
(1805-1942) including letters of John Jones; his wife Jane A. Jones; his children John Dunwoody Jones, Mary Cornelia Jones,
Joseph H. Jones, and John C. Jones; his brothers and sisters Reverend Charles C. Jones, Mary Jones, J.N. Jones, and Sallie
A. Dunwoody and her husband William J. Dunwoody. Records relating directly to John Jones include sermons (1830-1883), various
diaries and financial ledgers, legal documents, and materials relating to the Presbyterian Church. The collection contains
some material relating to various Jones family plantations in Georgia including Hopestill and Bonaventure. The papers also
include scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, slave records, court records, and legal documents.
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ms1065 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Rucker and Clarinda Pendleton Lamar papers
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Lamar, Clarinda Pendleton, 1856-1943 |
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Dates: |
1792-1936 |
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This collection consists of the papers of Joseph Rucker and Clarinda Pendleton Lamar from 1792-1936 and includes correspondence,
scrapbooks, certificates, engagement books, invitations, speeches, and telegrams pertaining to Joseph Lamar's service on the
Georgia and U.S. Supreme Courts; Clarinda Lamar's involvement with the Colonial Dames of America; and the Lamars' personal
and public life in Augusta, Georgia and Washington, D.C.
Correspondents of Justice Lamar, many of whom also continued to correspond with Mrs. Lamar after his death, included Augusta
friends W. H. Barrett, J. C. C. Black, E. H. Callaway, Ed. B. Hook and Andrew J. Cobb of Athens. Other notables included Woodrow
Wilson, William H. Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James A. Garfield, William Jennings Bryan, and Octave
Thanet (pseudonym of author Alice French). Mrs. Lamar also corresponded with Helen Taft, Mary Custis Lee, Edith Bolling Wilson,
Martha Berry, Daisy Low (Juliette Gordon), and Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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ms22 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Telamon Cuyler Collection, Series 1. Historical Manuscripts
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Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951 |
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Dates: |
1609-1942 |
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Series 1. Historical Manuscripts consists of manuscripts relating to Georgia history collected by Telamon Cuyler covering
the period 1754-1905. The series includes correspondence; bonds; county records, particularly for Jones County (Ga.); court
records; indentures; inventories; land grants; newspaper clippings; and official Georgia government records for the office
of the Adjutant General, Comptroller General, Governor, and Treasurer from 1754-1905 (with gaps). Topics documented within
the collection include the Georgia militia; the Revolutionary War; Indian affairs in Georgia during the 1830s (particularly
treaties); shipping (1770s-1780s); and boundary disputes between Georgia and Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Tennessee.
The series also contains administrative records and correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Confederate government
and the Georgia military troops during the Civil War. These records include materials of Ira R. Foster (Georgia Quartermaster
General), H. H. Waters (Executive Secretary, Dept. of Georgia), Henry C. Wayne (Georgia Adjutant General), and Jared I. Whitaker
(Georgia Commissary General).
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ms1170.series1 |
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Hargrett Library |
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