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Alabama (Ship) claims
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1868-1882 |
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The collection consists of one notebook containing claims of various individuals against the United States government concerning
losses incurred when the Confederate steamer Alabama was sunk during the Civil War (1868-1875).
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ms1499 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Herschel Vespasian Johnson letter
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Johnson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1812-1880 |
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1869 August 22 |
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The collection consists of one handwritten letter: dated Sandy Grove, Jefferson County, Georgia, August 22, 1869, signed "Herschel
V. Johnson," regarding a suggested plan to accept claims "to refund every dollar taken from individuals, on account of cotton
subscribed [Confederate Government], but not delivered at the time of Lee's surrender..."
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ms1566 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Gazaway Bugg Lamar papers
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Lamar, Gazaway Bugg, 1798-1874 |
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1822-1910 |
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The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Gazaway Bugg Lamar from 1822-1910. The early records deal with
Lamar's business dealings and include stock certificates, bills of sale for slaves, promissory notes, receipts, and correspondence.
The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and documents relating to the case of Gazaway Bugg Lamar vs the United
States of America concerning the Federal government's seizure of Lamar's assets after the Civil War.
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ms10 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Linton and Hull family papers
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Hull family |
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Dates: |
1799, 1824-1873 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Linton and Hull families from 1799, 1824-1873. The bulk of the collection contains
correspondence (1861-1864) from William Henry Waddell, stationed in Alabama and Georgia probably with the 9th Georgia Infantry,
to his cousin, Julia Hull of Athens, Georgia in which Waddell discusses military officers, camp drills, living accommodations,
his health, seeing sick and wounded Confederate soldiers, seeing Union prisoners of war, visiting relatives in Montgomery,
Alabama, news from home, communication with John Linton, and his plans for teaching after the war. Two letters (1853, 1858)
from John S. Linton to his wife Lucy Ann Hull Linton detail Linton's business in New York, buying machinery, opinions of Boston,
Massachusetts, and visits with friends. Additional correspondence includes a letter (1848) to Howell Cobb from Asbury Hull
in which Hull discusses candidates for president and suggests Zachary Taylor; a letter (1849) from George G. Hull to his sister
in Athens, Georgia detailing poverty in Pennsylvania and how much better their slaves live; and a letter (1873) to John Linton
from Alexander Stephens pertaining to attempts by Linton to recoup financial losses on cotton destroyed as enemy property.
The collection contains a 1799 copy of a 1784 land grant, an 1826 land grant, and indenture documents dated 1824. Finally
included are a note written by Miss Lucy Linton (undated), regarding Dr. John L. Linton's resignation, and three newspaper
clippings and obituaries of John S. Linton.
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ms585 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Brooks-Estes-Taylor papers
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Brooks family |
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Dates: |
1827-1954 |
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Brooks-Estes papers center around Walker Brooks, of Penfield, Ga., and his wife, Harriet (Estes) Brooks, including personal
correspondence from family and friends, and business correspondence regarding Brooks's plantation in Barnwell County, South
Carolina. Papers of John Taylor chiefly relate to his law practice in Summerville, Georgia, and includes Chattooga County,
Ga., court documents and records, and printed material, chiefly relating to education and law.
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ms2533 |
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Hargrett Library |
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