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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, financial papers, genealogy, writings, printed material,
photographs, and artifacts. The major portion of the collection is genealogy research done by the Gresham sisters Pauline,
Mary, and Frances.
Most of the correspondence is between family members and includes the following sections -
1844-1849 letters between Gabriel Toombs Spearman and his brother-in-law Matthew Whitfield; 1864-1865 letters to Annie Geiger
from her friend Salina Perry describing effects of the war on her home; 1867-1903 letters between Annie Geiger and her sisters
Esther and Mary which cover such subjects as fashion and dressmaking, babies, health, and gossip; 1866-1867 letters between
Toombs Spearman and Annie Geiger in Micanopy, Florida before their marriage; 1888-1889 letters between Jeptha Gresham and
Emma Spearman before their marriage; and 1860-1861 letters to Toombs Spearman at the University of Georgia from his father
containing much about politics, Abraham Lincoln and the war.
There are writings by James Monroe Gresham about his Civil War experiences in the 42nd Regiment, Company H, including being
a prisoner at Johnson Island (OH).
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