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Tarver family papers
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Tarver family |
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1824-1884 |
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The collection consists of deeds for land purchased in Macon and Bullock Counties, Alabama, by the Banks and Tarver families.
The collection also includes estate papers, a receipt for state and county taxes, and correspondences between family members.
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...Land titles -- Alabama. Deeds.... ...Real property -- Alabama. Correspondence. Tarver family --... ...Macon and Bullock Counties, Alabama, by the Banks and Tarver...
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ms1656 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hattie L. Harman letters to Annie Carleton
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Harman, Hattie L. |
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1855-1857 |
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Letters from Hattie L. Harman, to her cousin Annie Carleton, on a plantation near Jeffersonville, Georgia, from 1855-1857.
Harman's letters are written first from Forsyth, Georgia and then mainly from Notasulga, Alabama, where her family moved in
1855. Scattered letters are from Macon on her visits back to Georgia. The letters discuss family matters, the reaction of
a young woman on the westward migration, and educational matters including Harmon's efforts to enter the teaching profession.
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...Social life and customs. Alabama -- History. Macon (Ga. )... ...Internal. Women teachers -- Alabama. Carleton, Annie... ...then mainly from Notasulga, Alabama, where her family moved...
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ms1031 |
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Hargrett Library |
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P. H. Mell geology lectures
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Mell, Patrick Hues, 1850-1918 |
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1894 |
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One ledger-record book containing lectures on geology delivered by P. H. Mell before the senior class of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute in 1894.
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...Study and teaching. Alabama Polytechnic Institute -- Faculty... ...the senior class of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in...
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ms1231 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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R.H. Everett letter regarding Georgia railroads
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Everett, R. H. |
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1891 |
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The collection consists of one letter from R.H. Everett of the J.W. Worthington and Company, a railroad construction company
of Birmingham, Alabama proposing a rail connection in North Georgia. He states that a line that can be linked to Birmingham
and then Kansas City through North Georgia, particularly with a line running to a seaport, could be very profitable.
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...company of Birmingham, Alabama proposing a rail connection... ...very profitable. Railroads -- Alabama. Land speculation --... ...Georgia -- History. East and West Railroad of Alabama...
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ms4308 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James Jackson Dana letters to C. W. Folsom
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Dana, J. J. (James Jackson), 1821-1898 |
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1867 |
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The collection consists of three letters to C. W. Folsom signed "J. J. Dana": dated Quartermaster General's Office, Washington
D. C., April 29, 1867, acknowledges receipt of inspection report on the National Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia; dated Quartermaster
General's Office, Washington D. C., May 6, 1867, regarding the National Cemetery at Lawton, Georgia; dated Quartermaster General's
Office, Washington D. C., May 13, 1867, regarding "graves of Union soldiers scattered across Georgia," and the Cemetery at
Montgomery, Alabama.
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...Georgia. Cemeteries -- Alabama. Dana, J. J. (James Jackson),... ...Cemetery at Montgomery, Alabama. Biographical / Historical...
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ms3582 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia mercantile record book
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Unknown |
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1870-1883 |
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The collection consists of one record book. Handwritten entries (1870-1833) concern sales and prices; and list names of men
in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama towns who owned stores, owed money, and had paid accounts. Items sold included cotton,
corn, wheat, rice, oats, potatoes, chickens, eggs, and butter; dried and uncured animal hides.
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...Commerce. Georgia -- Commerce. Alabama -- Commerce... ...Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama towns who owned stores,...
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ms963 |
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Hargrett Library |
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R. F. Armstrong letter to Mrs. John McIntosh Kell
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Armstrong, Richard Fielder |
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1895 December 10 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 10, 1895, to "My dear Mrs. Kell," signed "R. F.
Armstrong," regarding Two Years on the Alabama, written by Arthur Sinclair.
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...Correspondence Sinclair, Arthur -- Two years on the Alabama... ...both the Sumter and the Alabama, under Raphael Semmes. Scope... ...regarding Two Years on the Alabama , written by Arthur...
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ms1501 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mississippi territory
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Shallus, Francis |
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circa 1814-1818 |
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Relief shown by hachures; Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia; Possibly from: Carey, M. General Atlas...Philadelphia:
published by M. Carey, 1814, no. 23; Publication: S.l. : s.n.
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...Maps. Louisiana -- Maps. Alabama -- Maps. Mississippi --...
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hmap1814m5 |
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Hargrett Map Collection |
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Map of Georgia, also the two Floridas
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Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 |
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circa 1796-1810 |
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Prime meridian: Philadelphia; Relief shown pictorially; Shows the present states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and part
of Florida; Shows areas inhabited by Native American tribes; Engraved for Morse's Universal Geography; Date (i.e. 1810) from
Phillips.; [Probably from the American University Geography, Boston; Thomas Andrews, 1807?]; Publication: Boston : Thomas
& Andrews
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...Maps. Mississippi -- Maps. Alabama -- Maps. Georgia -- Maps.... ...present states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and part of...
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hmap1810m6 |
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Hargrett Map Collection |
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Confederate States of America special orders
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Confederate States of America. Army |
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1863-1864 |
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The collection consists of four military orders: special order no. 54 for the arrest of certain deserters, dated Headquarters
of 5th Regiment, Georgia Calvary, Camp Devant, Isle of Hope, June 23, 1863; special order no. 207 detailing certain officers
and men to the enrollment of conscripts, dated Head Quarters Military District Georgia, Savannah, August 3, 1863, issued by
George A. Mercer; special order no. 91 for the arrest of deserters in McIntosh and adjoining counties, dated Headquarters
of 5th Regiment, Georgia Calvary, Camp Devant, September 10, 1863, approved by Brigadier General Mercer; special order approving
the creation of a wagon train to run between Montgomery and Union Springs, Alabama, and designating the order of the wagons
from each unit, dated Montgomery, Alabama, September 3, 1864, signed "A. H. Cole, Inspector General of Transportation, Confederate
States Army."
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...Confederate States Army." Alabama -- History -- Civil War,... ...Montgomery and Union Springs, Alabama, and designating the... ...unit, dated Montgomery, Alabama, September 3, 1864, signed "...
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ms452 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Camden Evans letters
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Evans, Camden, 1838?-1864 |
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1862-1864 |
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The collection consists of letters Camden Evans wrote to his wife and her father in Columbus (Ga.) from 1862-1864. He wrote
from numerous camps in towns including Tupelo (Miss.), Murfreesboro (Tenn.), and Ringgold and Dalton (Ga.). In his letters
he complained about how badly privates were treated and the lack of food and clothing. He asked Mr. Laney to bring him a boy
to wash his clothes and forage for food, and he constantly tried to arrange for a furlough or a substitute. He gave his opinions
of Generals Grant, Johnson, Bragg and Hardee. By May 22, 1864 he was near Atlanta and described having no clean clothes for
three weeks, and being on picket duty for 24 hours without relief. By July 12, 1864 he had learned of his son Bobbie's death.
His last letter is dated July 17, 1864. There is one letter from Emma to her husband and several letters from her after the
war to her mother. In these she mentioned her second husband Steve Smith, her daughter Daisy, and a move to Birmingham (Ala.)
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...America -- Correspondence. Soldiers -- Alabama. Soldiers --... ...States of America. Army. Alabama Volunteer Infantry... ...1864) enlisted in the 45th Alabama Volunteers, Company C,...
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ms3756 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Patrick Hues Mell, Jr. family scrapbooks
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Mell family |
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1857-1916 |
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The collection consists of eight scrapbooks of the Mell family from 1857-1916. Scrapbooks contain some memorabilia and correspondence
between Mell family members, but mainly contains newspaper clippings relating to Patrick Hues Mell, Jr., and his father, Patrick
Hues Mell. Clippings document Mell's involvement with the Georgia and Southern Baptist Conference and as Chancellor of the
University of Georgia; and Mell, Jr.'s work at Alabama Polytech Institute (Auburn, Alabama); the United Confederate Veterans,
Alabama Division; and the Baptist Church. The scrapbooks also contain clippings relating to Annie R. Mell's involvement in
various patriotic societies, including The Daughters of the American Revolution; and clippings concerning other relatives
in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. The collection also includes Mell Jr's class lecture notes on philosophy while attending
the University of Georgia.
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...Baptist Convention Mell family Alabama Polytechnic Institute... ...of Georgia; and Mell, Jr. 's work at Alabama Polytech... ...Institute (Auburn, Alabama); the United Confederate...
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ms61 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Elizabeth C. Clark paper on William E. Wilson
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Clark, Elizabeth C. |
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1993 |
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This collection contains a class paper by Elizabeth C. Clark on the photographer William E. Wilson, who worked in the Savannah
area in the late 1800s.
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...papers. Photographers -- Alabama -- Mobile. Wilson, William...
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ms2859 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia railways: timetables and miscellany
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Unknown |
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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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...Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway - Timetable... ...Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway - Timetable... ...States. Railroads -- Alabama. Guidebooks. Railroads --...
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ms2518 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Map of the Southern States
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Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875 |
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Dates: |
1839 |
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Publication: [Hartford? : D. Burgess?]; Includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina; Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich
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...Maps. Tennessee -- Maps. Alabama -- Maps. Florida -- Maps.... ...Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South...
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hmap1839b77 |
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Hargrett Map Collection |
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William Humphrey Foy III papers
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Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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1880-2015 |
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This collection contains family history and photographs, scrapbooks and photo albums, land records, and ephemera collected
by William H. Foy III.
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...Correspondence from Frank to someone in Eufaula, Alabama... ...Correspondence Deeds -- Alabama Foy family Foy, William... ...2015) was born in Eufaula, Alabama and studied art at The...
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ms4068 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Belle Pettis Smith family papers
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Unknown |
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1869-1940 |
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This collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, printed material, and photographs. The correspondence is to
Belle Smith from her family and friends. The financial papers contain deeds and promissory notes concerning land in Gwinnett
County,Georgia and Etowah and Cherokee Counties in Alabama.
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...Account books. Deeds -- Alabama Correspondence. Smith family... ...and Cherokee Counties in Alabama. Biographical / Historical...
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ms3631 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Webb letter to John Cooper
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Webb, William, fl. 1836 |
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1836 July 7 |
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Letter from William Webb, in Coal Creek, to John Cooper, Upper Alton, providing information about the health of family members
and describing the Creek War of 1836. "Our volenters started on yesterday for the Creak Nation. About 150 went out of this
county. Thare has bin some fiting olredy and som killed on booth sides. We hope the ware won't last long. The govener cauld
for 25 hundred volenters and I expect that 5000 thousand has gone."
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...gone." Creek Indians -- Alabama. Indians of North America --...
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ms4451 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert Scott Davis collection
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Davis, Robert Scott, 1954- |
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1844-2009 |
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The collection consists of mostly photocopied articles from various historical agencies, some original correspondence, maps,
photographs, and newspaper articles relating to subjects Mr. Davis has written about. Included are materials about Georgia's
participation in the Texas Revolution; Charles Cole Hind and Aetna Insurance; and miscellaneous Georgia material (especially
historic Georgia houses). The first deposit relates to Georgia's participation in the Texas Revolution. There is general soldier
information, rosters, maps, flags, and photographs, plus specific information on James W. Fannin and William A. Ward. The
Charles Cole Hind and Aetna Insurance material concerns Georgia and Alabama. Mrs. Hind, as the insurance representative, made
pre-Civil War building insurance surveys in the two states; xeroxes of the surveys are in this collection. There is also a
copy of the book of instruction for agents & a bound copy of The 100 Years of Fire Insurance..., the history of Aetna from
1819-1919. Finally, selections from the miscellaneous Georgia material include: information about the Harris-Pearson-Walker
House in Augusta, Carter's Quarters (National Register house) in Murray County, gold mining in Georgia, and materials gathered
on the history of Clinton and other places in Georgia.
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...Hind insurance surveys of Alabama towns... ...Georgia Bn & Red Rovers from Alabama. Fannin born in Ga in... ...1865. Insurance companies -- Alabama -- History. Insurance...
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ms2549 |
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Hargrett Library |
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