| 5061 |
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Malthus Augustus Ward notebooks
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Ward, Malthus A. (Malthus Augustus), 1794-1863 |
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1814-1860 |
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The collection consists of fourteen notebooks of Malthus Augustus Ward from 1814-1860. The notebooks contain lectures on medicine,
physiology, chemistry, and botany; notes on surgery, drugs and dentition, manners and mores, horticulture, and botany; plans
of gardens; and descriptions of plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers.
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ms51 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5062 |
Title: |
James Jackson letters to Anthony Wayne
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Jackson, James, 1757-1806 |
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Dates: |
1782 |
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The collection consists of two letters from Col. James Jackson at Wrights and Eiley, near Savannah, Georgia, to Brig. General
Andrew Wayne at Ebenezer (also near Savannah) dated February 19 and 20, 1782. Jackson who was in command of a body of troops
under Wayne, reports about troop movements, a planned ambush, and the need for shoes.
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Identifier: |
ms510 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5063 |
Title: |
Eugene Muse Mitchell papers
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Mitchell, Eugene Muse |
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Dates: |
1881-1887 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous papers of Eugene Muse Mitchell, including a letter (1887), receipt for his first
office rent, promissory note (1881), autograph album, report cards from Means High School (1881-1882), reports from the University
of Georgia (1882-1885), clippings related to the Mitchell family, two pages of a debate "Whether the Crusades were Beneficial
to Europe," (this was the topic debated on May 27, 1881, by the Phi Kappa Society at the University of Georgia). There is
a Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Chapter of Georgia certificate dated 1914.There are also three samples of cotton from the
Atlanta Cotton Exposition of 1881 labeled as to origin and each is wrapped in a broadside listing the candidates for Alderman
and councilmen in the five wards (of Atlanta?). Thirteen photographs including a group photo of UGA law school class of 1885.
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Identifier: |
ms511 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5064 |
Title: |
Jonathan Edwin McConnell papers
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McConnell, J. E. |
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Dates: |
1943, 1966, 1970 |
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The collection consists of typescript copies of poems and xerox copies of other manuscripts written by Mr. McConnell while
with the armed forces in 1943, and at the University of Georgia. Titles are as follows: 1.) Spring at the University and
other poems; 2.) Lovely Lake Lanier and other poems; 3.) Information about the Cook Islands and some other island groups of
Polynesia, an English-Maori dictionary is included; 4.) Beginner's lessons in Maori.
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Identifier: |
ms512 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5065 |
Title: |
James Manuel Puckett, Jr. manuscript for Experience of a Frontier Traveler
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Puckett, James Manuel, Jr. |
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Dates: |
1965 |
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The collection consists of a typescript summary of U.S. geologist, G. W. Featherstonaugh's trip from July 19 to August 17,
1835 taken from his A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, London, 1847. The summary, compiled by James M. Puckett in 1965, details
Featherstonaugh's voyage from Decatur, Alabama along the Tennessee River and to Cherokee country.
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ms513 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5066 |
Title: |
Julius Skinner genealogy
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Creator: |
Milam, Nena Mitchell |
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Dates: |
1616-1924 |
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The collection consists of a genealogy of the ancestors of Julius Skinner (1795-1872) and his descendants. The data was gathered
and compiled by Mrs. Herbert M. Milam (nee Nena Mitchell) of Atlanta, Georgia, 1923.
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Identifier: |
ms514 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5067 |
Title: |
Ebenezer Newton diary
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Newton, Ebenezer, 1790-1859 |
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Dates: |
1818, 1966, 1969 |
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The collection consists of the diary of Ebenezer Newton, from October-November 1818. Newton gives an account of a trip made
from Athens, Georgia to Shelbyville, Tennessee. Diary entries describe the countryside, various accommodations along the way,
religious observations, and people Newton met or visited with. The collection also includes Ebenezer Newton's 1818 diary,
an article from Georgia Historical Quarterly.
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Identifier: |
ms515 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5068 |
Title: |
Oliver Hazelrigg collection
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Hazelrigg, Oliver |
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Dates: |
1862-1918 |
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The collection consists of one letter dated Lexington, Georgia, August 16, 1867, to Dr. P. H. Mell, signed "Marie Allen,"
regarding help in securing a teaching position; and three covering letters addressed to Mildred R. Mells, dated September
2, September 8, and September 22, 1918, signed Oliver Hazelrigg, regarding bonds and Georgia script for the library and museum.
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Identifier: |
ms517 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5069 |
Title: |
Camillus J. Dismukes Colonial Georgia Newspaper Notices manuscript
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Creator: |
Dismukes, Camillus J. |
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Dates: |
1970 |
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The collection consists of a type manuscript titled Colonial Georgia Newspaper Notices, Commercial Advertisers in the Georgia
Gazette, 1736-1776, compiled and edited by Camillus Dismukes, 1970. The manuscript quotes from commercial advertisers in the
Georgia Gazette from 1763-1776. Included is a list of reports that serves as a guide to produce shipped from Savannah.
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Identifier: |
ms518 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5070 |
Title: |
T. E. Armstrong military communication endorsed by Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall)
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T. E. Armstrong |
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Dates: |
1862 December 7 |
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The collection consists of a handwritten military communication dated December 7, 1862, originating with Captain T. E. Armstrong,
certifying that three men reported as having been paid are not members of Armstrong's Company, nor have they been since it
was organized. The communication is successively endorsed in autograph by Brigadier General George Dales, Major General D.
H. Hill, and General T. J. Jackson.
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Identifier: |
ms519 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5071 |
Title: |
John Hutto land grant
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Creator: |
Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856 |
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Dates: |
1825 |
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The collection consists of one land grant to John Hutto, for 202 1/2 acres in Henry County, surveyed August 16, 1821, and
signed by George Troup in 1825.
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Identifier: |
ms520 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5072 |
Title: |
Josiah M. Hunt testimony
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Hunt, Josiah M. |
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Dates: |
1848 |
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The collection consists of the testimony of Josiah M. Hunt, May 29, 1848, in the case of Carr vs. Georgia Rail Road and Banking
Company.
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Identifier: |
ms521 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5073 |
Title: |
Hull family wills
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Hull family |
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Dates: |
1870-1871 |
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The collection consists of typescripts of two wills: William H. Hull of Richmond County, Georgia, 1871; and Maria C. Hull
of Clarke County, Georgia, 1870.
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Identifier: |
ms522 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5074 |
Title: |
J.T. Holleman letter to Louis S. Moore
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Holleman, J. T. |
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Dates: |
1925 September 10 |
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The collection consists of one typed letter on The Southern Mortgage Company, Atlanta, Georgia letterhead: dated September
10, 1925, to "Mr. Louis S. Moore, Thomasville, Georgia," signed "J. T. Holleman, President," regarding Moore's request for
a copy of an article Holleman wrote. Holleman includes a copy of the article with the letter, and promises to send a copy
of another pamphlet if he can obtain it.
Land Title Conditions in Georgia, the article Holleman included with the letter, has been cataloged and is located in Special
Collections, call number Ga Room HD1206.U6 G45.
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Identifier: |
ms523 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5075 |
Title: |
Harry Hodgson, Sr. letter collection
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Hodgson, Harry, 1874-1971 |
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Dates: |
1921 |
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The collection consists of twenty-three typed letters addressed to Harry Hodgson regarding the $1,000,000 alumni drive in
1921. Letters are from various governors and college presidents.
The collection included letters from Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding, which have been added to U. S. Presidential letters,
ms 956.
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Identifier: |
ms524 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5076 |
Title: |
Mrs. John Freeman Hillyer account of a trip to Texas
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Hillyer family |
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Dates: |
1845-2007 |
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The collection consists of a 3 page typescript titled An account by Mrs. John Freeman Hillyer (Written in ink and copied by
her great-granddaughter, Lorena Hillyer Fox). The typescript is undated, and consists of an account of a trip to Texas made
in 1847-1849 by the Hillyer family. The collection also includes photocopies of census information (original date is 1850)
and a typed copy of a family biography of the Biscoe family (original date is 1845). A cover letter regarding the family biography
is dated 2007.
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Identifier: |
ms525 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5077 |
Title: |
Wills Hill letter to James Habersham
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Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793 |
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Dates: |
1772 April 1 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Wills Hill (at that time, Earl of Hillsborough), Whitehall, to acting governor James
Habersham, Savannah, Georgia dated April 1, 1772. The letter discusses Indian depredations, smallpox, an appropriation for
the support of the "civil establishment of Georgia for the present year", says he encloses copy of estimate upon which grant
is founded "for your direction in the Application thereof," mentions an increase in the allowance for purchase of "implements
and utensils for improving the manufacture of raw silk."
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Identifier: |
ms526 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5078 |
Title: |
The Georgia Company incorporation papers
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North Carolina. Clerk of Superior Court (Guilford County) |
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Dates: |
1887 May 30-31 |
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The collection consists of a transcript of the proceedings to incorporate the Georgia Company, a company organized "to purchase,
acquire and hold or guarantee or endorse the bonds or stocks of any railroad company in this or an adjoining state ..." The
company was to be located in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The proceedings are dated May 30, 1887, and the
incorporators' names are D. Schenck, Samuel H. Wiley, and Thomas B. Keogh. The transcript of the proceedings is dated May
31, 1887, sealed by Albert A. Holton, Clerk of Superior Court of Guilford County.
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Identifier: |
ms527 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5079 |
Title: |
Knight family papers
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Knight family |
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Dates: |
1862-1892 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Knight family of Lowndes County, Georgia. The bulk of the collection contains correspondences
from Jesse C. Knight to Mary A. Knight, from Richmond and Winchester, Virginia, and Chatham County, Georgia (1862-1863). Also
included are correspondences from Mathew A. Knight, Thomas J. Knight, E. P. Davis and Solomon Walker. Correspondents write
from locations near Orange Courthouse, Fredericks Hall and Guiney Station, Virginia, and Savannah, Georgia; about family matters,
weather, rumors, and positions. The collection also includes military papers and passes of Jesse C. Knight, and handwritten
papers regarding the Estate of L. J. Knight.
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ms528 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5080 |
Title: |
William H. Maxey letters to Jeremiah Maxey
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Maxey, William H., -1862 |
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Dates: |
1861-1862 |
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The collection primarily consists of correspondence from William H. Maxey to his father, Jeremiah Maxey, from June-December
1861. Maxey details events from Manassas Junction and Winchester, Virginia. He describes battles, his health, stays in the
hospital, wounded soldiers, and rumors of troop movements. The collection also contains correspondence to Jeremiah Maxey from
other soldiers, and a poem titled The Dying Soldier. A letter to Jeremiah dated Richmond, Virginia, March 17, 1862, from Thomas
Gilham, describes William Maxey's death.
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ms529 |
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