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Francis B. Hacker letter from Edmund
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Unknown |
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1854 August 29 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Savannah, August 29, 1854, to Francis B. Hacker, signed "Edmund," regarding the
Yellow Fever epidemic in Savannah, Georgia.
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ms551 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Habersham family papers
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Habersham family |
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1812-1862 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between members of the Richard Wylly Habersham family of Savannah and Clarkesville,
Georgia, from 1812-1862. Correspondents include Barnard Elliott Habersham, Sarah Habersham, Catherine Habersham, Harriet E.
Mathewes, Alexander Wylly Habersham, Francis Barnard Habersham, and C. Elliot. Of particular interest are letters written
to Barnard Habersham from Richard Wylly Habersham regarding national affairs from 1840-1842. Correspondence also concerns
family affairs, epidemics of cholera and yellow fever in Savannah, Georgia, and travels to Barbados and South America.
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ms36 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Julius Caesar LeHardy papers
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LeHardy, J. C. |
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1879-1897 |
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The collection consists of papers and correspondences of Dr. Julius Caesar LeHardy from 1879-1897. Material included relates
to LeHardy's work on yellow fever and quarantine. Correspondences are to Dr. Felix Formento of New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding
participation in the Quarantine Conference held in New Orleans in 1880, and to mayor Herman Myers of Savannah, Georgia, regarding
the disposal of sewage in the river.
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ms1148 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomasson de Lamassée letter
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De Lamassée, Thomasson |
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1827 October 13 |
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The collection consists of one letter, dated October 13, 1827, written by Thomasson de Lamassée in Savannah, Georgia to the
Superintendents for Public Health at Marseilles. He describes the local conditions surrounding the yellow fever outbreak in
the Savannah area, including the lack of precautions by citizens, poor ventilation in homes, and the lack of monitoring of
the disease by authorities. He indicates that he has shared with local doctors the idea that the disease is the result of
local conditions, and not contagious.
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ms3809 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George J. Kollock family papers
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Kollock, George J. (George Jones), 1810-1894 |
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Dates: |
1815-1889 |
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The collection consists of the personal papers of George J. Kollock and the Kollock family from 1815-1889. Early letters are
addressed to George while he attended Round Hill Academy in Northampton, Massachusetts. Later letters include those to and
from his wife, Susan; their children; and other family members. Most letters relate to family matters, day-to-day circumstances
and living conditions, and travel between their home in Clarksville and Savannah. Of particular interest are letters from
son, J.F. Kollock while attending Franklin College (now the University of Georgia); correspondence from E.H. (or F.) Campbell
of Augusta, Georgia describing the yellow fever epidemic of 1854; and letters from W.P. Johnson and wife M.E., describing
trips to Paris, France and Washington, D.C. describing the construction of the Smithsonian Institute and the Washington Monument.
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ms8 |
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Hargrett Library |
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