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William Jones family papers
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Jones, William, active 1833-1857 |
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1813-1910 |
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The collection consists of papers of the William Jones family of Augusta, Georgia from 1813-1910. Includes correspondence;
account books, financial records, and receipts relating to Jones' cotton gin business (1833-1857); freedmen contracts; and
legal papers relating to Jones' duties as executor of Marshall Keith's estate and guardian of the Keith children. The correspondence,
mainly to William Jones, pertains to business matters, his guardianship of the Keith children, and family matters. Correspondents
include Sarah Jane Jones Griffin, Arthur W. Jones, William H. Jones, and Sophie Jones. The early materials (1813-1863) pertain
to the Isham Keith family and contain correspondence between Isham, Marshall, and Peter Keith.
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ms1749 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sale account of enslaved people
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1800-1810 |
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The collection consists of one account of sales of enslaved people by Hamilton & Couper to James Moss, Bahamas. The document
lists the price, buyer, and numbers of people sold.
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ms2120 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Slavery in Georgia collection
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
ms2923 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Junius Hillyer memoir
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Hillyer, Junius, 1807-1886 |
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Dates: |
1874-1990 |
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The collection consists of the original memoir of Junius Hillyer, dated February 25, 1894. The memoir describes life on the
family plantation, slavery, thefamily's move to Athens, Georgia in 1821, Junius' attendance at grammar school, and activities
at Franklin College. The collection also includes photocopies of papers concerning a memorial dedication at the site of the
Freeman-Hillyer home place in Wilkes County, Georgia; photocopies of family history; and photocopies of letters from William
Dickerson Martin and Peter Wellborn Martin.
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Identifier: |
ms76a |
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Hargrett Library |
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Waller and Killion typescripts
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Waller, Charles Thomas |
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Dates: |
1971 |
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The collection consists of two typescripts titled A Treasury of Georgia Folklore and Interviews with Former Slaves, by Ronald
Gene Killion and Charles Thomas Waller, Athens, Georgia, 1971.
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Identifier: |
ms796 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
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Georgia Writers' Project |
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Dates: |
1936-1939 |
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The collection consists of interviews organized by Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project, with women and
men born into slavery. Transcripts, dated 1936-1939, are in multiple formats, and mostly contain name of person interviewed,
date of interview (or date of interview submission), date of birth, and name of research worker, editor or author. Interviews
recount experiences of being enslaved, and are full of anecdotes, folklore, and authentic history. The collection also contains
information concerning the organization and design of the original interview structure.
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Identifier: |
ms916 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
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Peterson, J. L. |
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Dates: |
1868 September 16 |
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The collection consists of one Article of Apprenticeship of the Atlanta Intelligencer Book and Job Office. Dated Georgia,
Fulton County, September 16, 1868, J. L. Peterson has applied to have Judy Smith, a 10-year-old orphaned African-American
girl "bound and apprenticed." The terms of the apprentiship include that Smith may not leave service or consent to marry until
the end of her term at age 18 without permission. Peterson agrees to clothe, feed, and maintain Smith including medical attention,
teaching her to read, and teaching her housekeeping and sewing.
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Identifier: |
ms2484 |
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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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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
ms2391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine
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Glass, Joshua S., 1818-1879 |
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Dates: |
1850 December 11 |
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The collection consists of one bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine exchanged from J. S. and J. D. Glass of Bethel,
North Carolina to Ross Crane of Athens, Georgia. The girl is described as being a light-complexioned ten-year-old girl.
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Identifier: |
ms3899 |
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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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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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Identifier: |
ms3228 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Theodore G. Sledge estate document
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Sledge, Theodore G. |
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Dates: |
1864 October |
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The collection consists of documents pertaining to the estate of Theodore G. Sledge. Sledge died leaving behind six enslaved
men and women, Maria, Lucinda, Spencer, Hester, Minerva, and Francey, and fifteen hundred and thirty six dollars of Confederate
currency. Several family members sought legal action, but the case was dismissed in November 1864.
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Identifier: |
ms4094 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Drury Murray property appraisement
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Murray, Drury, 1787-1862 |
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Dates: |
1864 December 21 |
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This collection consists of the appraisement of the personal property in the estate of Drury Murray done by J. F. Miller,
James Lasseter, J. F. Market, and Joseph Thomas. Nineteen enslaved people are listed, along with their monetary value and
the person to whom they are signed.
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Identifier: |
ms3687 |
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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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Dates: |
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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Hugh Lawson family papers
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Brown family |
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Dates: |
1801-1974 |
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The collection consists of papers of Hugh Lawson and Lawson family descendants from 1801-1974. The papers include correspondence,
indentures, and genealogical materials. Materials relating to Hugh Lawson include indentures (1801-1837, with gaps) and correspondence
(1837-1895). The correspondence includes letters (1837-1857) from Lawson to his daughters Sarah Penelope and Martha J. while
at school in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Georgia and later (1847-1857) to Sarah Penelope Oliver after her marriage. The
letters discuss family activities, the girls schooling, and some farm news. Correspondence (1868-1871) relates to the Brown
family and contains information on slave activities, schools, and family news. The bulk of the collection consists of genealogical
materials of Mary C.R. Davis relating to the Lawson family.
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Identifier: |
ms1213 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Benjamin Perley Poore letter to Gorham Parsons
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Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887 |
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Dates: |
1840 February 18 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Coosawattee, Murray County, Georgia, February 18, 1840, to Gorham Parsons, Fatherland
Farm, near Newburyport, Massachusetts, regarding plantation activities, agriculture, slavery, and the status of the Cherokee
Indians.
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Identifier: |
ms1222 |
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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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Identifier: |
ms21 |
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Hargrett Library |
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"Some Observations of Plantation Life in Coastal Georgia Before and After the Civil War" by Olin Talley McIntosh
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McIntosh, Olin Talley, 1881-1996 |
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Dates: |
1963-1965 |
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The collection consists of the transcript of an oral expository by Olin Talley McIntosh. The narrative discusses the history
and fortunes of the McIntosh family in McIntosh County, Georgia during the Colonial, Civil War, and post-Civil War periods.
Topics include the influx of corrupt Carpetbaggers, apologist accounts of slavery and the advent of the Klu Klux Klan (sic),
and the harsh conditions of poverty and rampant joblessness in the South directly following the Civil War.
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ms3652 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James M. Adams family history scrapbook
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Adams, James Monroe, 1849-1931 |
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Dates: |
1911-1931 |
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This collection contains a scrapbook of the Adams family history written by James M. Adams of Monroe, Georgia in 1911. The
scrapbook includes a lengthy and detailed autobiographical manuscript describing his life, transcriptions of family letters,
newspaper clippings, a genealogical chart, and detailed biographies of numerous individual family members that include births,
deaths, marriages, and anecdotes.
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ms4267 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kell family papers
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Kell, Carolyn |
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Dates: |
1857-1945 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Kell family from 1857-1914, 1945. The papers contain the manuscript of John McIntosh
Kell's book RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL LIFE; an untitled manuscript by Kell's daughter Evelyn Kell d'Antignac regarding the
friendship of slaves for their masters; correspondence from Kell and his wife, Blanche to their daughter Carolyn Kell at Fauquier
Institute in Virginia and between other family members and friends; a diary (1907-1908) of Blanche Kell; photographs of family
and shipmates of Kell; and a biographical sketch of Kell.
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ms2917 |
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Hargrett Library |
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