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M. L. Lichtenstadt letter to D. N. B. Cash
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Lichtenstadt, M. L. |
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Dates: |
1867 |
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The collection consists of a letter dated December 29, 1867, from M. L. Lichtenstadt, a patent medicine dealer in Atlanta,
to D. N. B. Cash of Athens, Georgia. He discusses the success of his panaceas, specifically referring to the "miraculous"
work of his "Byometer." Trips to promote his patent medicine ventures in Columbus, Georgia, and as far west as Louisiana and
Texas are mentioned.
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ms1013 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Diamond family papers
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Diamond family |
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Dates: |
1831-1891 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Diamond family of DeKalb County, Georgia and Rusk or Grayson County, Texas
from 1831-1891. Topics discussed include family members' migration to Texas, descriptions of life before and after the Civil
War, an 1867 yellow fever epidemic in Texas and the resulting deaths of several family members, weather, crops, the health
of family members, proposed visits between the families, and religion. The majority of the correspondence is written by Diamond
family members living in either Henderson, Rusk County, Texas or Grayson County, Texas. Major correspondents include Catherine
Diamond Crow; Amanda J. Diamond, wife of James J.; George Washington Diamond; and Lizzie Towles Diamond, wife of William Wingfield.
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ms641 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lindsey Durham family papers
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Durham family |
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Dates: |
1796-1919 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Lindsey Durham family from 1800-1919. The papers contain mainly correspondence of
the Durham and Richardson families of Clarke County, Georgia. Records relating to the Durham family include correspondence
to Dr. Lindsey Durham from several of his sons, including William Walker Durham, Henry Clay Durham, and Lindsey Durham, Jr.
while attending medical school in Philadelphia; accounts of Dr. Samuel D. Durham (1859-1867); and medical school notes, lecture
tickets, and some medical remedies and recipes. Materials relating to the Richardson family of Watkinsville, Georgia include
letters from Edgar Richardson in Troup Artillery from Virginia and D.R. Richardson (unit unknown) from Virginia and North
Carolina during the Civil War; letters (1847-1882) from James J. Richardson, to his mother, Letitia J. Richardson from Mexico
and Texas; and letters from Edgar Richardson in Texas after the Civil War.
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ms757 |
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Hargrett Library |
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