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Jones County slave trade documents
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Kitchens, Bose |
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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.The collection consists of documents regarding slave trade. One letter documents the sale of a enslaved man named Amos from
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William C. Towle letters
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Towle, William C., active 1830 |
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1865 |
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Two letters from Union surgeon William C. Towle written to his wife. First letter dates February 26, 1865 and details Towle's
time in Savannah with the army and the newly free enslaved people he has hired since arriving. "I am living well, I pay a
colored woman three dollars a month to cook for me, I have a man to take care of my horses and another to wait upon me..."
Second letter dates May 29, 1865 and details his time in Augusta, seeing Jeff Davis pass through the town, and his knowledge
of newly emancipated enslaved people who are told to "not consider the word Freedom as meaning Freedom from labor." Towle
ends his second letter by promising to send "a negro girl" to his wife.Two letters from Union surgeon William C. Towle written to his wife. First letter dates February 26, 1865 and details Towle's
time in Savannah with the army a... More
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ms4092 |
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Decatur County liquor license
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Unknown |
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1849 October 2 |
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Contains a license for retailers to sell spiritous liquors in Decatur County for one year issued to Jared Z. Jones and James
D. Wooten. Restrictions on sale to enslaved and free persons of color is includedContains a license for retailers to sell spiritous liquors in Decatur County for one year issued to Jared Z. Jones and James
D. Wooten. Restrictions on sale t... More
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ms4220 |
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Dugas du Vallon family document
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Dugas family |
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Unknown |
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The collection consists of a detailed inventory of: land owned in Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti), family papers, a list
of revenues, debts in Saint-Domingue and France, and a list of property and assets, including enslaved people owned by the
family. Although the document is not dated, it is believed to have originated after 1807, the year that Louis Rene Adrien
Dugas de Vallon died.
The document is handwritten in French.The collection consists of a detailed inventory of: land owned in Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti), family papers, a list
of revenues, debts in Saint-Domin... More
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ms4245 |
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James M. Adams family history scrapbook
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Adams, James Monroe, 1849-1931 |
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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.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 de... More
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ms4267 |
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Title: |
Broadside collection
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Hargrett Library |
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1710s-2014 |
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This collection consists of broadsides and other printed ephemera that were purchased or pulled from Hargrett collections.
Topics include advertisements, acts and laws, theater, publishing, railroads, and economics.This collection consists of broadsides and other printed ephemera that were purchased or pulled from Hargrett collections.
Topics include advertisements, acts... More
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ms4299 |
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Oaths to restrict liquor sales to enslaved and free persons of color
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Unknown |
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1853-1854 |
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This collection contains two documents from Dooly County, Georgia with four signed oaths from merchants to restrict the sales
of liquor to any enslaved person or free person of color without the owner, overseer, employer, or guardian's consent.This collection contains two documents from Dooly County, Georgia with four signed oaths from merchants to restrict the sales
of liquor to any enslaved person... More
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ms4559 |
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Ebenezer Kellogg diary
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Kellogg, Ebenezer, 1789-1846 |
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1817-1818 |
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The collection consists of the diary of Ebenezer Kellogg from 1817-1818 written to Chester Dewey, Professor of Mathmatics.
Kellogg describes his journey from Williamstown, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and towns
along the Georgia coast. Most of the entries pertain to Georgia and discuss the people and towns Kellogg visited. Kellogg
writes about plantations and farming practices, particularly cotton and rice; and slavery, including how enslaved populations
lived, their treatment, and religious instruction.The collection consists of the diary of Ebenezer Kellogg from 1817-1818 written to Chester Dewey, Professor of Mathmatics.
Kellogg describes his journey from ... More
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ms516 |
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Bills of sale for enslaved people, Pompey and Milly
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Georgia. Superior Court (Clarke County) |
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1848, 1850 |
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The collection consists of two bills of sale to John C. Greer: dated Clarke County, Georgia, January 4, 1848, for enslaved
man, Pompey, who belonged to the estate of James Jennings, for $185.00; dated Clarke County, Georgia, February 5, 1850, for
enslaved woman, Milly, sold to satisfy a mortgage claim of Edward P. Clayton on Philip Clayton, for $550.00.The collection consists of two bills of sale to John C. Greer: dated Clarke County, Georgia, January 4, 1848, for enslaved
man, Pompey, who belonged to the es... More
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ms535 |
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Letter -- J. Young to Jonathan Burroughs
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Young, J. |
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1836 September 3 |
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The collection consists of one letter from J. Young to Jonathan BurroughsThe collection consists of one letter from J. Young to Jonathan Burroughs
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ms594 |
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Newsom deed and farming journal
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Newsom family |
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after 1838 |
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The collection consists of two items: a journal entitled "Plan. Experience of Farming of N. J. Newsom, 1885," pertaining to
labor, fertilizer, fencing, mules, wages, and equipment involved in farming; deed signed in Washington County, Georgia, stating
Joeday Newsom leaves two lots of "negroes" to his children, dated 1838. The reverse side contains valuation of the two lots
of "negro slaves," and is dated 1843.The collection consists of two items: a journal entitled "Plan. Experience of Farming of N. J. Newsom, 1885," pertaining to
labor, fertilizer, fencing, mules,... More
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ms630 |
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Seaborn J. Mays papers
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Mays, Seaborn J., d. 1883 |
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1824-1879 |
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The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays,including a bill of sale
for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline. A fi fa against
William Moon for a dept owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays,including a bill of sale
for an enslaved man named Phil, pur... More
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ms803 |
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Lt. H. C. Baldwin copybook
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Baldwin, Herbert C. |
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1866, 1897 |
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The collection consists of one copybook kept by Lieutenant H. C. Baldwin, containing financial ledgers and account, drafts
of correspondence, and legal documents, many from the Town of Beacon Falls. Included is a testimony in a dispute between a
man and two freed persons in Dahlonega, Georgia. The collection also includes a letter (written on the reverse side of a document
with header: "Form of application for, and order of commital of indigent insane persons, and insane paupers to the Conn. Hospital
for the Insane") concerning a debt owed to Baldwin.The collection consists of one copybook kept by Lieutenant H. C. Baldwin, containing financial ledgers and account, drafts
of correspondence, and legal docume... More
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ms2749 |
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Andrew Maybank Jones family papers
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Jones, Andrew Maybank |
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1803-1874, 1939 |
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The collection consists of papers of Andrew Maybank Jones and Jones family members from 1803-1874. Materials relating to Andrew
Maybank Jones include correspondence, reports of the University of Georgia, bills of sale, promissory notes, a prayer book,
and an account book of Jones' plantations. Further correspondence are between Charles West and Joseph Jones, Joseph Jones
and Charlton Hines, W. Fleming and Captain Joseph Jones, and Mrs. Electra Dodge and Mary Ann Dodge. The collection also includes
records of cotton sales for Joseph Jones, Confederate States of America money, and newspaper clippings concerning the Confederacy.The collection consists of papers of Andrew Maybank Jones and Jones family members from 1803-1874. Materials relating to Andrew
Maybank Jones include correspo... More
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ms1289 |
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Michael Dennis account book
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Dennis, Michael |
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1855-1867 |
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The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia
from 1855-1867. The ledger entries contain customer's name, items purchased, and price for items such as lumber, household
goods, food, and clothing. Additional entries pertain to hiring out of enslaved people, the sale of beef cattle to the Confederate
government, and later repurchase of the hides.The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia
from 1855-1867. The ledger en... More
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ms165 |
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Rebecca Foy diaries
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Foy, Rebecca |
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1778-1864, 1933, 1936 |
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The collection consists of two diaries kept by Rebecca Foy consisting of handwritten accounts of marriages, births, deaths,
illnesses, and remedies for illnesses and nosebleeds. The earliest birth recorded is "Anne Dasher, born Sept. 21, 1778."
The final entry ("My ducks began to lay"), dated 1864. The collection also includes Book I – Vol. I, dated 1936, titled Fay
Family of Effingham County, Georgia. Assorted family papers include: Biography of Edward Edwin Foy (1842-1907), written by
Eloise Eugenia Foy Ward; one letter dated Jan. 31, 1933, addressed to Mrs. Ella Cordona, regarding a letter she had written
attempting to locate George Foy, who had enslaved Cordona; and miscellaneous handwritten accounts of births and deaths of
Foy family descendants.
The diaries mention the purchase of the following enslaved people: Reuben, 1853, age 9; Jake, 1853; Lawrence, 1855; Elbert,
1855, age 12; Monroe and Sam, 1856; Stephen, 1856, age 10; Sam, 1857; Lewis, 1857, age 12. There is also mention of a few
incidents of 'runaways' between 1858 and 1861.The collection consists of two diaries kept by Rebecca Foy consisting of handwritten accounts of marriages, births, deaths,
illnesses, and remedies for illnes... More
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ms2787 |
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Edwin R. Alberti papers
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Alberti, Edwin R., -1862? |
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1819-1863 |
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The collection consists of military papers, legal documents, and letters, pertaining to several aspects of the life and work
of Edwin R. Alberti, from 1819 to 1863. Military papers include a special order for a furlough, orders to appear for a Court
of Inquiry, an order signed by President John Quincy Adams' restoring Alberti to active duty after an inquiry into alleged
misconduct, and acceptance of Alberti's resignation from the 4th Artillery. There are numerous Chattel mortgages, bills of
sale, and deeds of gift for named enslaved women, men, and children, and legal papers regarding the distribution of people
enslaved to heirs of Henry R. Sadler. The collection also consists of papers relating to the sloop B.S. Newcomb.The collection consists of military papers, legal documents, and letters, pertaining to several aspects of the life and work
of Edwin R. Alberti, from 1819 to... More
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ms3218 |
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Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen
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Ellen |
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1864-1865 |
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The collection consists of a bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child,
Caroline, and an agreement made between Ellen and Angus McQueen. The bill of sale shows that Jackson Hodges paid $3,700 dollars
to Samuel Hauser. The bill of sale also notes that Ellen has a burn.
A year later after the end of the Civil War, an indenture agreement was made between Angus McQueen of Montgomery County, Georgia
and the "now freed woman," Ellen. In the agreement, Ellen agrees to continue working on McQueen's plantation. McQueen "promises
and agrees to feed, clothe, and give medical attention to" Ellen and her child. These terms are considered to be Ellen's "just
compensation for the labor performed." McQueen agrees to these terms as long as Ellen "will obey all orders" and "will be
respectful, submissive, and obedient."The collection consists of a bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child,
Caroline, and an agreement made ... More
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ms4146 |
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Malcolm Bell's Major Butler's Legacy papers
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Bell, Malcolm, 1913-2001 |
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1974-1997 |
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This collection contains research notes, drafts, illustrations, and correspondence regarding Malcom Bell's publication of
his book Major Butler's Legacy.This collection contains research notes, drafts, illustrations, and correspondence regarding Malcom Bell's publication of
his book Major Butler's Legacy.
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ms4170 |
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Carhart and Roff letterpress copybook
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Carhart, Elijah H., 1827-1885 |
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1853-1886 |
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This collection contains one letterpress copybook of the Carhart and Roff merchant company containing business correspondence
between March 25th and September 1st, 1858, as well as two original letters dated March 8, 1853 and September 6, 1886. The
letters discuss shipments, payments, and remittance of goods traded around Georgia and Savannah in particular. In addition
a few letters to plantations mention enslaved people.This collection contains one letterpress copybook of the Carhart and Roff merchant company containing business correspondence
between March 25th and September... More
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ms4337 |
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