| 2141 |
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Annie Fears letter to F. E. Wimbish
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Fears, Annie |
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1867 November 8 |
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The collection consists of one four page letter from Miss Annie Fears, addressed to Miss F. E. Wimbish, her cousin and friend.
The letter is dated November 8, 1867 and is chatty and news-filled. Numerous names of Atlanta and Fairburn people are mentioned
as she relates who is marrying, who is ill, and who is her latest sweetheart.
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ms1445 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2142 |
Title: |
Mark A. Cooper letters to Emily Branham
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Creator: |
Cooper, Mark A. (Mark Anthony), 1800-1885 |
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Dates: |
1854-1855 |
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The collection consists of three letters and one envelope from Mark A. Cooper (1800-1885) of Etowah, Georgia, to his sister
Mrs. Emily Branham of Eatonton, Georgia. The letters, dated December 27, 1854, March 3, 1855, and July 18, 1855, discuss
family matters, problems, and business transactions as Cooper seeks to straighten out some family difficulties. The envelope
bears a fine embossment advertising Cooper's manufactory.
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ms1446 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2143 |
Title: |
James Hamilton Couper invitation
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Couper, J. Hamilton (James Hamilton), 1794-1866 |
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Dates: |
before 1867 |
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The collection consists of an invitation to a reception at Hopeton, the family plantation. The reception is in honor of Couper's
daughter and her fiance Robert M. Stiles. The cards of each are included here.
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ms1447 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2144 |
Title: |
William Schley collection
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Creator: |
Clarke, Joseph |
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Dates: |
circa 1852, 1852-1857 |
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The collection consists of two letters (and one envelope) addressing William Schley. The first letter, dated May 6, 1852,
addresses Cousin William, and is signed E. B. Hook; second letter, dated October 9, 1852, is signed Daniel Hook. Also included
is a daguerreotype of William Schley and his wife, and a bank draft signed to Schley by Joseph Clarke of Columbus, Georgia
(dated 1857).
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ms1448 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2145 |
Title: |
Ansley family letters to Walls family
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Creator: |
Ansley family |
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Dates: |
1867 August 18 |
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The collection consists of two letters between J. R. and Gilly Ansley, written from Garden Valley, Texas and O. and Elizabeth
Walls of Thomaston, Georgia. The letters discuss family illness, the growing of crops, and the heat of mid-day.
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ms1449 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2146 |
Title: |
Joel T. Coney account book
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Creator: |
Coney, Joel T. |
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Dates: |
1870-1872 |
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The collection consists of an account book of Joel T. Coney of Laurens County, Georgia from 1870-1872. The book contains sharecropping
contracts, debits and credits of the sharecroppers, including foodstuffs and tobacco. Each entry includes the date, item,
and cost. Also included are end of the year tallies.
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ms145 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2147 |
Title: |
Macon, Georgia banking records
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Munroe, Nathan C. (Nathan Campbell), 1757-1885 |
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Dates: |
1843-1850 |
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The collection consists of documents and a letter signed by Nathan C. Munroe. These papers refer to the establishment of
a branch of the Mechanics Bank of Augusta in Macon. The papers further relate to financial, discount, deposit, and circulation
matters of the bank and are most often countersigned by Augusta bank officials G. B. Carhart and A. Sibley.
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Identifier: |
ms1450 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2148 |
Title: |
Nathan C. Munroe business papers
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Creator: |
Munroe, Nathan C. (Nathan Campbell), 1757-1885 |
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Dates: |
1857-1858 |
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The collection consists of bills and records of purchases showing Nathan C. Munroe's involvement with the Macon Flour Mills
in 1857 and his wife's illness in Philadelphia in early August 1858 and subsequent funeral arrangements later in that same
month.
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ms1451 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2149 |
Title: |
Mary Day Lanier papers
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Creator: |
Lanier, Mary Day |
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Dates: |
1850, 1874-1900s |
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The collection consists of one letter and three photographs related to Mary Day Lanier. The letter, dated September 4, 1850
to "My dearest Bannie" [Julia Blanche Munroe Kell] was written while both were at Lamar Hall, Montpelier Institute, and is
filled with girlish enthusiasm. Two of the photographs are of Mary Day Lanier, one dated 1874 and signed "For my boy Semmes
from Aunt Mary" and the other an undated tintype. The third photograph (a postcard from Mary Lanier, circa 1900), of more
recent vintage, shows four children at play.
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ms1452 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2150 |
Title: |
Charles C. Cox letter
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Creator: |
Cox, C. C. |
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Dates: |
1883 July 30 |
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The collection consists of one letter dated Clarkesville, July 30, 1883, addressed to "Henry" from Charles C. Cox. Cox writes
about Mercer and Wesleyan commencements and other facts interesting to two young men of that day. Written on the Southern
Female College's lithographed stationery, Cox informs his friend that he is to "teach with father."
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ms1453 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2151 |
Title: |
Charles E. Boynton letters to Mrs. John McIntosh Kell
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Creator: |
Boynton, Charles E. |
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Dates: |
1870 March 20, 1871 May 5 |
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The collection consists of two letters written by Charles E. Boynton, in response to orders placed by Mrs. John McIntosh Kell.
Boynton answers her inquiries chiefly pertain to cloth samples, styles and notions.
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ms1454 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2152 |
Title: |
Henry C. Hornady letter
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Creator: |
Hornady, Henry Carr, 1822-1893 |
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Dates: |
1867 July 31 |
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The collection consists of one three-page letter, dated July 31 1867, from Hornady to a young boy. It shows clearly Hornady's
compassion and understanding as he describes for the boy the death of an Atlanta lady and God's everlasting love.
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ms1455 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2153 |
Title: |
Marcus Aurelius Bell family letters
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Creator: |
Bell, Marcus Aurelius, -1885 |
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Dates: |
1856-1882 |
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The collection consists of various letters of Marcus Aurelius Bell and his wife Mollie (Mary Jane Hulsey Bell). Although
the letters are primarily of a personal and family nature, they also reflect well the sense of the times for both people.
Bell's letter of 31 October 1857 to Mollie is particularly filled with Atlanta happenings including Willis Westmoreland's
ball at the Trout House. Two envelopes and one postcard accompany the four letters.
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ms1456 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2154 |
Title: |
Yazoo Land Fraud document
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Creator: |
Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 |
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Dates: |
1795 March 3, 1795 July 28 |
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The collection consists of two documents related to the Yazoo Land Fraud. The first piece, dated March 3, 1795, is the enrolled
copy of the congressional resolution authorizing "that the President of the United States be, and hereby is requested to give
directions to the Attorney General, to collect, digest, report to the next Congress, the Charters, treaties and other documents
relative to, and explanatory of the title to the land situate in the south-western parts of the United States, and claimed
by certain companies, under a law of the State of Georgia...". Accompanying it is a manuscript circular letter dated July
28, 1795, signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State to Thomas Pinckney, Minister Plenipotentiary in London discussing
the resolution.
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ms1457 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2155 |
Title: |
Athens Regional Library Talking Book Center records
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Creator: |
Athens Regional Library System. Talking Book Center |
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Dates: |
circa 1979 |
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The collection (donated by Athens Regional library, February 1, 1979) consists of three items in braille that pertains to
the Athens area. Items include "Emergency and frequently called telephone numbers in the Athens area", "Phone numbers for
dentists in Athens, Georgia", and "Phone numbers for beauty salons in Athens, Georgia."
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Identifier: |
ms1459 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2156 |
Title: |
A. C. Neal account book
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Creator: |
Neal, A. C. |
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Dates: |
1862-1863 |
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The collection consists of the account book of Dr. A. C. Neal for his medical practice in Elberton, Georgia, 1862-1863. Entries
include name of patient, reason for visit, medicine dispensed, and price. The book also includes the Constitution and Bylaws
of the Fire-side Guards, signed by 36 members.
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Identifier: |
ms146 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2157 |
Title: |
Gilbert White land indenture
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Creator: |
White, Gilbert, 1720-1793 |
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Dates: |
1761 October 28 |
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The collection consists of one land indenture dated October 28, 1761, made between Gilbert White of Selborne, County of Southampton,
and Richard Baker of the parish of Foxfield, County of Southampton. Beautifully inscribed on vellum, it is adorned with several
fine stamps and seals as well as a clear signature of White. The indenture is valid for one year.
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ms1460 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2158 |
Title: |
Julia Mood Peterkin letter to M. H. Kowan
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Creator: |
Peterkin, Julia Mood, 1880-1961 |
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Dates: |
1938 January |
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The collection consists of a letter written on a sheet of Lang Syne Plantation letterhead, undated (accompanying enveloped
postmarked Jan 20, 1983), addressed to Mr. M. H. Kowan of Columbus, Ohio, signed "Julia Peterkin". The letter is written
in reply to queries by Mr. Kowan about the fictive process, including the source of characters and the novelist's motivations
in producing a work of fiction, she responds, "My writing came from a wish to record people, happenings that appealed to me.
Everything I have written as fiction has had a parallel in my experience..." She continues for a total of 28 lines discussing
her literary efforts and the reasons behind them.
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ms1461 |
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| 2159 |
Title: |
John T. Collins letterbooks
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Creator: |
Collins, John T. |
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Dates: |
1868-1884 |
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The collection consists of four letterbooks (one is unbound) of John T. Collins from 1868-1884. Mainly pertaining to Collins'
duties as customs agent for the port of Brunswick, Georgia, the volumes include correspondence detailing arrivals in port,
vessels cleared, inspections, fees collected, and official appointments. Some correspondence relates to Collins' lumber business
and his duties as an official of the Georgia chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Identifier: |
ms1462 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2160 |
Title: |
John Phillips diary
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Creator: |
Phillips, John, active 1853 |
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Dates: |
1853 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of a diary of John Phillips from January-December 1853. Entries describe Phillips' visits to Boston,
Massachusetts and New York, New York, trips back to Savannah, Georgia, daily activities at the brickyard, business transactions,
the weather, and social activities.
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ms1463 |
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