| 1981 |
Title: |
James B. Luffman letters to Mary A. Luffman
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Luffman, James B. |
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Dates: |
1840-1847 |
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The collection mainly consists of correspondence from James B. Luffman to Mary Ann Mather, 1840-1847. Luffman wrote from points
along the gulf and eastern seaboards of the United States including St. Mary's and Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina;
and other southern ports. Correspondences discuss Luffman's voyages, travel, coastal events, shipping practices, and the areas
he visits. The collection also contains a letters from Luffman to others concerning finances and ship business.
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ms1252 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1982 |
Title: |
Good Night! sheet music
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Creator: |
Hartmann, W. |
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Dates: |
after 1840 |
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The collection consists of one score: titled Good night! "Song, composed and dedicated to Miss Maria Dodge by W. Hartmann.
New York. "
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Identifier: |
ms1253 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1983 |
Title: |
Hailstone chorus manuscript music
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1794 |
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The collection consists of a manuscript copy of George Frideric Handel 's Hailstone Chorus, Duett for two performers on one
Piano Forte, dated 1974.
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ms1254 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1984 |
Title: |
Confederate cotton bonds collection
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Creator: |
Lindo & Company |
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Dates: |
1871-1881 |
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The collection consists of five items pertaining to a meeting of bond-holders held at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, in
1881, and it's ramifications: newspaper clipping regarding the meeting; bond agreements dated September 23, 1871, between
George Samuel McKay and Charles Inman, and Inman and an unnamed party; form for registration of bonds; notice and report of
the meeting held May 31, 1881; a letter written on The Confederate States Bondholders' Committee letterhead, dated July 20,
1881, to Charles Inman, signed "Gabriel Lindo," containing the names of the Committee members.
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ms1256 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1985 |
Title: |
William Douglas letters to his wife
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Creator: |
Douglas, William, 1742-1777 |
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Dates: |
1775-1776 |
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The collection consists of four letters written by William Douglas to his wife: dated "on the Lake off of St. John's," October
6, 1775; dated "New York," September 2, 1776; dated at "Harlam Lines," September 20, 1776; dated "on the Heights four miles
north of White Plains," November 1, 1776. Letters regard the locations of Douglas's brigade, prisoners, wounded soldiers,
and what he thinks will happen.
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ms1257 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1986 |
Title: |
Dr. William Shippen letter to George Gilmore
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Creator: |
Shippen, William, 1736?-1808 |
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Dates: |
1780 August 21 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Philadelphia, August 21, 1780, addressed to "George Gilmore, Senior Surgeon,
Virginia...," signed "W. Shippen," regarding Shippen's acquittal. Gilmore writes: "I am at last released after a long and
malevolent persecution of that most miserable of all animals, Dr. Morgan, assisted by almost as miserable a creature, Rush,
& am acquitted of every charge by a court martial, & the acquittal is confirmed by Congress..."
Text has been lost due to damage in the top right quarter of the manuscript.
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Identifier: |
ms1258 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1987 |
Title: |
Tutt collection of Crawford W. Long, Donegal Presbyterian Church, and Church-Brumby House miscellanea
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Tutt, Elizabeth Swift |
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Dates: |
1916-1972 |
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The collection consists of ephemeral items collected by Mrs. Elizabeth Swift Tutt regarding Crawford W. Long, Donegal Presbyterian
Church (Pennsylvania), and the Church-Brumby House restoration in Athens, Georgia. Items include postcards, correspondence,
an invitation, and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
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ms1259 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1988 |
Title: |
Augustus Longstreet Hull letterbook
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Creator: |
Hull, Augustus Longstreet, 1847-1909 |
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Dates: |
1880-1898 |
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The collection consists of a letterbook of Augustus Longstreet Hull, 1880-1898. The letterbook includes copies of correspondence
pertaining to purchases of property, stocks (mainly railroad), and inheritance of property; the University of Georgia (Athens,
Georgia) concerning hiring professors, and electing a new chancellor.
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Identifier: |
ms126 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1989 |
Title: |
Scrapbooks concerning John Archibald Campbell
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Creator: |
Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889 |
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Dates: |
1865-1911 |
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The collection consists of two scrapbooks in relation to John Archibald Campbell. Scrapbooks contain newspaper articles concerning
Campbell's life and death (1887-1911), and typewritten copies of documents relating to the peace conference in Hampton Roads
(1865) and Campbell's opinions (1872).
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ms1260 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1990 |
Title: |
Prosper J. Berckmans orchard notebook
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Creator: |
Berckmans, Prosper Jules Alphonse |
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Dates: |
circa 1857 |
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The collection consists of a notebook kept by Prosper J. Berckmans. The notebook contains sketches and descriptions of various
species of fruits and vegetables, including gooseberries, apples, pumpkins, and pears.
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ms1261 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1991 |
Title: |
Alfred Waud rural estate composite photograph
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Creator: |
Edwards & Son (Photographers) |
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Dates: |
1880s |
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The collection consists of a large composite photograph (20 x 24 inches) containing twenty separate views of Alfred Waud's
rural estate near Atlanta, Georgia. Views are chiefly of the residence and outbuildings with one scene showing the north Georgia
mountains in the background, and another of an interior shot.
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Identifier: |
ms1262 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1992 |
Title: |
Bulloch County, Georgia brief of title
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1793-1856 |
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The collection consists of one brief of title for 213,505 acres of "Yellow Pine Timberland in Bulloch County, Georgia, between
the Canouchee and Ogeechee rivers." The brief of title contains land transactions from 1793-1856 between Charles Ryan, John
Hall, Robert Morris, John Nicholson, Trustees of the North American Land Company, Heirs of John Barclay, James Dundas, Benjamin
Kugler, Samuel Slater, George Mackay, and Eben S. Stephenson. Also included is a detailed hand-drawn plot of the acreage,
transcripts of indentures, and accounts of each individual tract.
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ms1263 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1993 |
Title: |
Carter Tate Barron papers
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Creator: |
Taylor, Robert, 1911-1969 |
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Dates: |
1920-1950 |
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The collection consists of scrapbook material including clippings, letters, and photographs of personalities as diverse as
Jean Harlow, Harry Truman, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart, and Chester Nimitz. Many photographs
are autographed and have personal messages to Carter Barron. These show considerable familiarity with Barron and his wife.
The scrapbook albums seem primarily focused from 1920 to 1950.
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ms1264 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1994 |
Title: |
The History of Georgia (manuscript)
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Creator: |
Boney, F. N. |
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Dates: |
1975-1977 |
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The collection consists of typescripts and holograph notes of the editor and contributors, including first and second drafts
of the completed work, working notes, revisions, critical commentary, and much other relevant material. The collection shows
the genesis of the work and its evolution into a major piece of historical scholarship.
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ms1265 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1995 |
Title: |
John Knox letter to James N. Knox
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Creator: |
Knox, John, 1792-1859 |
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Dates: |
1843 December 11 |
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A two-page autograph letter signed by John Knox, dated "Augusta, Ga. December 11th 1843," addressed to his brother James N.
Knox of the Chester District, South Carolina. The letter is a personal letter discussing family matters including the death
of their mother, John's lack of money, and James' difficulties with the family's land. Although John does not directly give
his reasons for being in Augusta, he was a student at the time, probably at the Medical College of Georgia.
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ms1266 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1996 |
Title: |
Anthony Porter letter to C. Durand
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Creator: |
Porter, Anthony |
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Dates: |
1841 January 3 |
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A letter dated "Savannah 3d January 1841" addressed to C. Durand, a merchant of New York and New Orleans. Generally social
in tone and thanking Durand for his kindnesses during a stay in Baltimore, Porter also discourses on the scene in Savannah
and particularly the difficulties with the cotton crop: "The cotton crop (Sea Island and upland in Georgia) will not exceed
more than a half crop." The letter is two pages long entirely in Porter's bold hand.
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Identifier: |
ms1267 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1997 |
Title: |
O. J. Chafee letters to H. F. Underwood
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Creator: |
Chafee, Otis J. |
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Dates: |
1848, 1849 |
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Two letters written by O. J. Chafee, of Chafee and St. Amand, a Charleston businessman. Dated April 18, 1848 and January 27,
1849, both are addressed to H. F. Underwood of Fayetteville, Georgia, acknowledging receipt of payments which Underwood has
made to the firm.
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Identifier: |
ms1268 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1998 |
Title: |
Timothy Edwards account letter
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Creator: |
Edwards, Timothy |
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Dates: |
1827 October |
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A letter addressed to Messrs Davis and Matthews of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and dated October 1827. Timothy Edwards,
merchant of Augusta, Georgia, lists the accounts of the North Carolina firm showing their balance due. The account is a full
sheet with the address overleaf bearing an Augusta postmark.
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Identifier: |
ms1269 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 1999 |
Title: |
Harden and Johnson account book
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Creator: |
Harden and Johnson (Watkinsville, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1830 |
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The collection consists of an account book for Harden and Johnson, 1830. Entries list date, customer's name, items purchased
(food staples, tobacco, liquor, cloth, household items, and clothing), and price.
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Identifier: |
ms127 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 2000 |
Title: |
John Brown Gordon correspondence with Henry Faison Emery
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Creator: |
Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904 |
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Dates: |
1901-1903 |
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The collection primarily consists of correspondence from John Brown Gordon to Henry Faison Emery of Atlanta, Georgia from
1901-1903. The letters discuss Atlanta taxes, land in Georgia, Florida land speculation, and business interests. The collection
also contains one letter from Emery to Gordon discussing taxes Gordon owed on property in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms1270 |
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Hargrett Library |
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