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John Archibald Campbell letters
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Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 |
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1842-1843, 1885 |
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The collection consists of two letters from John Archibald Campbell to Rebecca Butler regarding family matters, the education
of Campbell's children, and the economy (1842, 1885). Also included is a deed of gift of enslaved people named Robert Whitman,
Nancy, Judy, Sarah, and Ivry, from Campbell to Butler.
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ms792 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Henry W. Longfellow letter to Andrew A. Lipscomb
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
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1853 July 4 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Andrew A. Lipscomb dated Cambridge, July 4, 1853. Longfellow
discusses his view of slavery "the meanest form of tyranny," the influence of newspapers upon public opinion, and his future
meeting with Lipscomb.
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ms653 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mangham family papers
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Mangham family |
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1849-1888 |
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The collection consists of receipts and printed items, but the majority is correspondence. Of particular interest are letters
written by Willoughby Hill Mangham while serving with Company I of the 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment to his father, John
Grier Mangham. Written from Virginia, Mangham discusses the Battle of 1st Bull Run, fighting at Yorktown, troop movements,
and the Emancipation Proclamation. Other correspondents include Solomon R. Mangham, John Mangham, and H.H. Hill whose letters
discuss cotton sales, the attack on Harper's Ferry, and abolition.
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ms2132 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jennie Smith letters
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Way, William |
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1852-1884 |
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The collection consists of correspondence written to Jennie (Emily Jane) Smith from family, friends, and soldiers in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Georgia, from 1852-1884. Correspondence regards family news, social events, Quaker farm life, marriages,
and deaths. Some letters regard marriage proposals and matchmaking for Jennie. Smith's uncle, William Way, in Pennsylvania,
writes about his views on marriage, causes of the Civil War, slavery, and post-war problems.
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ms3155 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cyprian Porter Willcox diaries
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Willcox, Cyprian Porter, 1822-1897 |
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1848-1854, 1933 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Cyprian Porter Willcox. Entries dating July-September 1848 discuss the French Revolution
of 1848; the succeeding Republic government; and military and political issues of Prussia, Germany, Italy and the United States,
including slavery. Part of the volume outlines the history of the United States, including the founding of the original colonies
and the revolution of 1776.
Entries dating April 1852-September 1854 detail Willcox's trip through Europe, including travels in Spain, France, Germany,
Denmark, and Switzerland. He discusses time spent in cities and regions including Valencia, Madrid, Cadiz, and Granada, Spain;
Marseilles and Paris, France; Munich, Berlin, and Augsburg, Germany; and Copenhagen, Denmark. Entries for the various cities
and regions vary in concentration and detail, but often include observations on architecture, the characteristics of the area,
accommodations, weather, food, and people. The entry for Madrid includes a lengthy discourse on a bullfight Willcox attended.
The second diary contains an inscription, "My father's book of travels in Europe as a young man, Athens, March 19, 1933."
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ms98 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Samuel Meeker letter to General James Winchester
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Meeker, Samuel, 1763-1832 |
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1804 December 27 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Samuel Meeker writing from Philadelphia on 27 December 1804 to General James Winchester
of Cragfont, Tennessee. The letter discusses slaves and their possible sale in New Orleans. The list of enslaved mentioned
in the letter unfortunately is not present. However, Meeker goes on to mention aspects of shipping and overseas trade.
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ms1271 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers
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Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, 1799-1867 |
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Dates: |
1780-1903 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Joseph Henry Lumpkin and the Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia from 1780-1903. Includes
correspondence, bills, a diary, indentures, lands grants, legal documents, and maps. The bulk of the correspondence is to
Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1820-1856) discussing politics, the 1840 presidential election, the Wilmont Proviso (dealing with slavery),
legal cases, law practice, and Lumpkin's appointments. Major correspondents include John MacPherson Berrien, Howell Cobb,
Ebenezer Staines, and Hiram Warner. The diary was written by Mary B. Thomas, a school girl in Forsyth, Georgia, who later
married Edwin King Lumpkin. Written from June - August 1873, Thomas describes her friends, school, social and family life.
The collection also contains bills, receipts, and correspondence relating to Colonel Thomas Carr, an ancestor of Lumpkin.
The correspondence (1773-1837) describes the Louisiana territory, Saint Louis (Mo.), the War of 1812, politics, and family
news.
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ms192 |
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Hargrett Library |
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