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J.T. Heard & Co. ledger book
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J. T. Heard & Co |
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Dates: |
1890 |
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The collection consists of an oversized ledger book of J.T. Heard & Company (Danburg, Georgia) from 1890. The ledger is indexed,
and includes farm accounts in the beginning, followed by individual accounts.
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ms3476 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Washington, Georgia photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
after 1890 |
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The collection consists of sixteen photographs of people and places in the Wilkes County, Georgia area. Also included are
views of tornado damage in Lincolnton, 1942.
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ms1593 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Andrews family photographs
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Andrews family |
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Dates: |
1980s |
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The collection consists of negatives and prints (from negatives) of Andrews family members. The prints are undated (a few
contain date original photograph was taken), and contain brief typewritten annotations. The collection also includes a photocopy
of a genealogical chart of the Andrews family, beginning with the death of James Andrews, Essex County, Virginia, died 1684.
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Identifier: |
ms1708 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Oliver Hillhouse Prince papers
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Prince, Oliver Hillhouse, 1782-1837 |
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Dates: |
1810-1871 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, small account books, legal documents, and other miscellaneous items. The correspondence
includes letters to and from Prince and his wife, Mary H. Prince, and their children; letters from family and friends including
David P. Hillhouse, Thomas Hillhouse, and David Buel; and letters from Jane Green in Louisville (Ga.) to her husband Dr. William
M. Green. Some of the Prince correspondence pertains to his involvement with the Georgia Journal, and some discuss Georgia
politics.
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Identifier: |
ms2327 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia land documents
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1814-1922 |
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The collection consists of indentures, dockets, bonds, and land surveys from Clarke, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Oglethorpe,
and Wilkes Counties, in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3503 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs papers
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1850-1883, 1939 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of Robert Toombs from 1850-1883. Toombs writes to Julia Ann Toombs while serving
in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C., and while serving in the Civil War. Correspondence concerns family matters with some
political matters mentioned. Of particular interest are several letters from Alexander Stephens to Mrs. Toombs discussing
political and family matters. The collection also includes letters to George Walker Crawford, and his son-in-law, Samuel W.
Mays, regarding lands owned by Toombs in Tarrant County, Texas.
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Identifier: |
ms618 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Toombs letters to Julia Ann DuBose Toombs
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1850-1867 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Robert Toombs to his wife, Julia Ann DuBose Toombs in Washington, Wilkes County,
Georgia from 1850-1867. During 1850-1859 his letters come from Washington, D.C. while he served in the U.S. Senate. During
the Civil War, he wrote from Virginia (1862) and Atlanta, Georgia (1864). Following the war, letters are written from Paris
(1866-67) while he was in exile. The correspondence generally discusses current events; his land holdings in South Georgia,
Alabama, and Texas; people; other soldiers; and his wish to be with his wife and family.
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Identifier: |
ms1785 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hammond family papers
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Hammond family |
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Dates: |
1782-1921 |
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The collection consists of documents which deal mainly with land transactions relating to the Hammons / Hammonds and allied
families of Walton, Wilkes and Oglethorpe County, Georgia. There is some Hammond and Ellsbury family genealogy. Some names
involved include: Josiah Amerson, Isaiah C. Brand, W.K. Hammond, Moses Jernigan, Green H. Lirsey, Kinchin Rambo, and William
Trammell.
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Identifier: |
ms1523 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Boyd family papers
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Creator: |
Mattox, Mary E. Turner, 1828-1903 |
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Dates: |
1810-1986 |
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This collection contains Anne Boyd's genealogical notes on the Boyd family as well as letters, postcards, deeds, receipts,
and photographs of related families in Georgia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The bulk of this collection contains the papers of Minnie Branham Stonestreet, a writer for the Works Progress Administration's
Federal Writers' Project during the Great Depression. It includes her notes and drafts for a guidebook of Washington, Georgia;
oral histories; and some notes on her work as a genealogist. Also of note are the papers of Luke and Eliza Turner, parents
of Mary Mattox. Luke Turner served as a state representative of Wilkes County from 1838-1839.
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Identifier: |
ms4296 |
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Hargrett Library |
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