| 1761 |
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Hercules (Ship) log book
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Russell, Hugh |
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1784 |
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The collection consists of a logbook of the ship Hercules during a voyage from Plymouth, Massachusetts to Savannah, Georgia
from January 11-March 31, 1784. Probably recorded by Captain Hugh Russell, the log's daily entries note the time of day, the
course, the direction of the wind, latitude and longitude, and remarks on weather and various sea life encountered.
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ms1041 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1762 |
Title: |
James Wilson Yazoo land document
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Jones, Seaborn, 1788-1864 |
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1794 |
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A four-page manuscript memoranda of James Wilson (1742-1798) and others relating to the Yazoo Land sales. The manuscript includes:
1. Power of attorney from James Wilson to Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones, authorizing them to act for him in buying
land in Georgia - dated November 20, 1794; 2. Receipt of Matthew McAllister and Seaborn Jones to James Wilson for $25,000;
3. Receipt of Seaborn Jones to Matthew McAllister for $25,000 "in bank bill, which the Honourable James Wilson hath placed
in his & my hands ..." - dated November 20, 1794; 4. Record of release by Matthew McAllister "as a grantee," to Colonel Wade
Hampton of South Carolina, giving answerable bond [transcribed from the Washington (Georgia) Monitor of September 24, 1803];
5. Page of memoranda referring to "Pamphlet."
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ms1042 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1763 |
Title: |
John Y. Noel letter to the Chief Magistrate of New York City
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Noel, John Y. (John Young), 1762-1817 |
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1796 November 29 |
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The collection consists of a letter from John Y. Noel, Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, dated November 29, 1796, to the Chief Magistrate
of New York City. The letter asks for assistance because of a great fire which broke out on September 26 and provides details
as to the extent of the fire and its devastating effect. Also includes a newspaper account of the fire reprinted from the
Columbian Museum on November 29, 1796.
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ms1043 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1764 |
Title: |
Georgia commission book "B" transcript
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Georgia. Secretary of State |
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Dates: |
1754-1827 |
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The collection consists of a typewritten transcript from the original records of "Index to Book Commission 'B' 1754 to 1806
[i.e. 1827]" and "Commissions. The index refers to the leaf numbers of the original manuscript records; the commissions follow,
the copy corresponding to 255 leaves of the manuscript with the original leaf numbers noted. The transcript (40, 162 pp.)
was evidently made from the original "Commission Book B" in the office of the Secretary of State, Atlanta (as of 1929). The
commissions are not always copied in full, Gwinnett's and some others being somewhat abridged.
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ms1044 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1765 |
Title: |
Young Men's Debating Club records
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Young Men's Debating Club (Savannah, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1835-1836 |
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The collection consists of records of the Young Men's Debating Club in Savannah, Georgia from 1835 to 1836. Includes preamble
and bylaws, list of members, minutes from December 1835 to January 1836, and treasurer accounts.
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ms1045 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1766 |
Title: |
Eugene LeHardy diary
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LeHardy, Eugene, -1874 |
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1851-1853 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Eugene LeHardy, written at Rome, Georgia, from 1851 to 1853. Written entirely in French,
LeHardy details his work surveying a railroad line between Rome, Georgia and Jacksonville, Alabama, probably the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad Company. Also includes comments on business affairs, farming and gardening, fruit growing, weather, and
an interesting passage on an exhibition of the Etowah Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
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ms1046 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1767 |
Title: |
Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company letter book
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Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company |
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Dates: |
1868-1871 |
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The collection consists of the letter book of Eugene LeHardy, chief engineer for the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company
from April, 1868 - October, 1871. The letters are mainly addressed to the railroad's officers including E.G. Barney, George
M. Chapman, J. H. Delano, and D. S. Printup and discuss the building of the railroad and other rail and civic business in
northwest Georgia and Alabama.
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Identifier: |
ms1048 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1768 |
Title: |
Eugene Henry Hinton reports Augusta and Macon trade and transportation
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Hinton, Eugene Henry |
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Dates: |
1912 |
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The collection consists of two typewritten reports, "A historical sketch of the evolution of trade and transportation at Augusta,
Ga." and "A historical sketch of the evolution of trade and transportation at Macon, Ga.," were presented by E. H. Hinton,
chairman, The Southeastern Freight Association, at the meeting of executive officers, 17-18 January 1912, at the Hotel Belleview,
Bellair, Florida. The reports chronicle in great depth the development of commercial interests in these two Georgia cities.
Each report also contains "A synopsis of the rate adjustment from the East."
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ms1049 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1769 |
Title: |
J. L. Stevens missionary record book
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Stevens, J. L. |
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Dates: |
1869-1870 |
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The collection consists of one record book, produced by the American Sunday-School Union, in which J. L. Stevens recorded
daily details of his missionary work near Charleston, South Carolina from 1869-1870. Daily entries discuss who he visited,
where he preached, and includes many references to meeting with African American preachers. Also contains monthly reports
listing name of Sunday school, location, number of teachers and students, and name of superintendent; and account current
which details expenses incurred, books sold, and donations.
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Identifier: |
ms105 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1770 |
Title: |
Emma Hamilton Bulloch poems
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Bulloch, Emma Hamilton |
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Dates: |
1910 |
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The collection consists of galley proofs of an earlier work by Emma Hamilton Bulloch, author of The Marshes of Georgia and
Other Poems (Washington, [D.C.] : W. F. Roberts Company, 1913), titled (in ink) on the first page simply "Poems." One poem,
"The Cathedral Woods," does appear in both works -- at the beginning of "Poems" and at the conclusion of The Marshes of Georgia.
"Poems" contains numerous manuscript corrections and notations, both printer's marks and textual changes. In the upper right
corner of page one of the galley is the stamp of Seaman's Advertising Agency. Seaman's Printing House in Durham, North Carolina,
was actively involved in job book work during the immediate pre-World War I period and very possibly was handling the publication
of "Poems" for Emma Hamilton Bulloch.
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ms1050 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1771 |
Title: |
Twiggs family genealogy
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Duncan, Alexander McC. |
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Dates: |
1910 |
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The collection consists of a two-page genealogical table of the Twiggs family (descendants of Thomas Twiggs, died in Virginia
circa 1614) was compiled by Alexander Mc C. Duncan about 1910 from records furnished him by Eugenia Washington. It covers
the years 1608 to the late eighteenth century listing five generations of descendants. Although not a complete record, it
does chronicle much of the early history of this prominent Georgia family. Also included is a note to Duncan from F. F. Screven
pertaining to the genealogical table.
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ms1052 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1772 |
Title: |
European tour pressed flower book
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1894, 1903 |
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The collection consists of a small scrapbook filled with pressed flowers acquired on European tours in 1894 and 1903. There
are brief notes giving place and date flower was added to the collection. Included also are two tickets to the Carlyle's House
Memorial Trust and several well-preserved four leaf clovers.
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ms1053 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1773 |
Title: |
Katherine Dearing sewing book
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Dearing, Katherine G. |
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1914 |
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The collection consists of a notebook from the model sewing class of the State Normal School that was kept by Katherine G.
Dearing of Athens during the fall of 1914. It contains many notes and outlines on procedures, stitches, styles, and methods
as well as examples of cloth and particular stitches.
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ms1054 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1774 |
Title: |
Thomas Smith family papers
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Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809 |
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Dates: |
1767-1912 |
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This collection includes legal documents related to Letitia Vandexen (sic) Smith, Thomas Smith and Frances Sophia Smith. The
Thomas Smith letterbook mainly consists of correspondence between members of the Thomas Smith family from 1767-1841. The earliest
letters (1767 and 1784) are from Smith to his mother Elizabeth Lawrence in Aberdeenshire, England. A group of 21 letters between
Smith and his cousin Dr. Peter Smith of Aberdeenshire discuss the American lifestyle, medical schools and practices, and the
judicial system. Another group of letters to Judge Jasper Yeates and Governor Thomas Mifflin refer to legal decisions and
court procedures. Other correspondents include Dr. Philip Physick and Smith's brother Charles of London, England. Also included
in the letterbook are two proclamations awarding judgeships to Smith, legal documents pertaining to the settlement of Smith's
estate (1816), and documents relating to land sales or mortgaged property (1826 and 1841). Series 2 contains typescripts of
letters between Thomas Smith and soon-to-be U.S. President George Washington in 1785-1786, in which Smith was acting as Washington's
attorney for some land suits in Philadelphia. The typescripts were made by Burton Alva Konkle in 1902. Finally, Series 3.
contains letters between Thomas Smith scholar Burton Alva Konkle and Wymberly Jones De Renne regarding the Thomas Smith collection.
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ms1055 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1775 |
Title: |
Dr. William Duncan papers
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Duncan, William |
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Dates: |
1861-1873 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, military appointments, receipts, orders of Dr. William Duncan relating to his service
in the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Virginia (1861-1862) and later as a surgeon in the Savannah area. Of particular interest
is a list of medicines and hospital stores received at Thunderbolt Battery, Dr. Duncan's Oath of Pardon, and a request for
travel to Europe in 1865. Other items included in the collection are notes and orders signed by T. J. Charlton or George P.
Harrison, Jr. and one letter from Michael L. Cass.
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ms1056 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1776 |
Title: |
Sheftall family memorabilia
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Sheftall, Mordecai, 1735-1797 |
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Dates: |
1774-1942 |
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The collection consists of a requisition for salt, dated 20 October 1774 and signed by John Newdigate, Stephen Maddox, and
Mordecai Sheftall (in frame); three issues of Georgia continental paper money ($4 and $5 Spanish milled and $5 Continental)
for 1776 and 1777; late eighteenth century Masonic apron with hand-drawn illustrated cover belonging to Levi Sheftall, member
of Solomon's Lodge, Savannah; newspaper account (Beaumont, Texas Journal, 3 March 1942) of three items and other Sheftall
memorabilia and a Xerox of a biographical sketch of Cooper Sheftall.
The Masonic apron is housed in the vault.
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ms1057 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1777 |
Title: |
Athens, Georgia artifacts
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Unknown |
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1840s-1920s |
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The collection consists of ephemera and memorabilia related to Athens, Georgia. The collection includes: an acorn from the
Spanish Oak at the Botanical Garden, developed by University of Georgia Professor Mathus Ward near Finley Street in Athens;
gavel made from baluster of the Crawford W. Long House, Waddell Street, in Athens; badge celebrating the 47th Annual Session
of the Georgia Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias meeting in Athens 17-18 May 1916; green glass grape from lamp in the Costa
building; wooden shingle from the roof of the present Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters, formerly Phi Mu House and home
of Mary Lyndon, first dean of women at the University of Georgia.
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ms1059 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1778 |
Title: |
Tariff Bill of 1888 clippings
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1888 |
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One volume of pasted clippings about the Tariff Bill of 1888. There are 19 numbered pages with a partial index written in
front.
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ms106 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1779 |
Title: |
Nineteenth century handcraft artifacts
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Hargrett Library |
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1800-1899 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous examples of handcraft from the nineteenth century and includes the following: quilt
and drapery scraps from "Woodlands," the Godfrey Barnsley estate in Bartow County, Ga.; primitive painting on paper of shepherdess
and animals; paper doll souvenir of the reunion of the Continental Guards, New Orleans, 1885; flower made of straw; handwritten
valentine with a sprig of rosemary; needlework done on paper by M. A. Honeywell by using her mouth; decorative paper work;
three patterns for embroidery; and embroidered collar, lace and thread.
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ms1060 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1780 |
Title: |
Historical event souvenirs and artifacts
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Hargrett Library |
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1750-1945 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous memorabilia commemorating historic events from United States and world history from
the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are a a drinking cup (pewter) from the mess chest of General John B. Gordon; wood from
the apple tree at the McLean house at Appomattox; flooring from Independence Hall, Phil.; packet of sand from San Salvador
Island; nail from Fort Massachusets, Ship Island, Gulfport, Miss.; playing card from survivor of the Lusitania; impression
of a seal found at Fort Frederica; commemorative postage stamps honoring James Edward Oglethorpe; piece of the fuselage of
the Graf Zeppelin; thread from the tablecloth on which the Japanese signed the surrender papers; vial of ashes of London after
the bombings of World War II; piece of Yale fence; nail from the Bastille; glass jar of coffee beans purchased during the
Civil War; and newspaper clippings.
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ms1061 |
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