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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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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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ms2198 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
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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ms2369 |
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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. Personal 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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Title: |
Judy Smith Articles of Apprenticeship
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Creator: |
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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Title: |
Slavery in Georgia collection
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Creator: |
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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ms2923 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Drury Murray property appraisement
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Creator: |
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. Appraisement lists 19 enslaved persons, their perceived monetary value, and
the name of the enslaver to whom they are being transferred. Names of enslaved persons as follows: Hamp, Amanda, Ann, George,
Cheny, Dick, Mary, Sally, Isaac, Eliza, Silva, Warren, Ada, Elizabeth, Marian, Lucinda, Rose, George Edmund, Martha
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ms3687 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Junius Hillyer memoir
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Creator: |
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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Creator: |
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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Creator: |
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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ms916 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Theodore G. Sledge estate document
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Creator: |
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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ms4094 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jacob Waldburg papers
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Creator: |
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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Title: |
Hugh Lawson family papers
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Creator: |
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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ms1213 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Benjamin Perley Poore letter to Gorham Parsons
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Creator: |
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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Title: |
Champion family letters
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1816-1869 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Champion family from 1816-1869. The bulk of the collection contains letters
written by Aaron Champion of Savannah (Georgia) or Moses Champion of Monticello (Georgia) to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. of West
Springfield (Massachusetts). The Champions comment on the social, political, and economic situations occurring in Georgia
during. The collection also contains an 1816 letter from H. Stebbins of Savannah to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. pertaining to
Savannah, the people, commerce, and slavery; three letters from Henry Champion of Montgomery (Alabama) to Dr. Champion discussing
the proposed statehood of what was then the western territory; and a series of letters written from Savannah during the Civil
War discussing the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, and its effect upon the civilian population.
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ms1301 |
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Hargrett Library |
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