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James Manuel Puckett, Jr. manuscript for Experience of a Frontier Traveler
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Puckett, James Manuel, Jr. |
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1965 |
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The collection consists of a typescript summary of U.S. geologist, G. W. Featherstonaugh's trip from July 19 to August 17,
1835 taken from his A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, London, 1847. The summary, compiled by James M. Puckett in 1965, details
Featherstonaugh's voyage from Decatur, Alabama along the Tennessee River and to Cherokee country.
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ms513 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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James B. Luffman letters to Mary A. Luffman
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Luffman, James B. |
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Dates: |
1840-1847 |
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The collection mainly consists of correspondence from James B. Luffman to Mary Ann Mather, 1840-1847. Luffman wrote from points
along the gulf and eastern seaboards of the United States including St. Mary's and Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina;
and other southern ports. Correspondences discuss Luffman's voyages, travel, coastal events, shipping practices, and the areas
he visits. The collection also contains a letters from Luffman to others concerning finances and ship business.
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ms1252 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ernestine Strong Alberti family letters
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Alberti, Ernestine Strong, 1811- |
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1840-1845 |
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The collection consists of letters from Ernestine Strong Alberti and her husband, Edwin R. Alberti, to their family members
in Binghamton, New York. Correspondence describes their lives in Georgia, including the acquisition of enslaved people to
labor on their newly acquired plantation and mill. The collection also includes letters from Cyrus Strong, Jr., Ernestine's
brother, and her husband's business partner, to John Clapp.
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ms3539 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Georgia railways: timetables and miscellany
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1896-1937 |
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The collection consists of timetables and brochures that reflect the development of the railroad centered in or servicing
Georgia. Many of the brochures are undated but appear to be from the early 1920s.
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ms2518 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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