| 5661 |
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William Jones family papers
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Jones, William, active 1833-1857 |
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1813-1910 |
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The collection consists of papers of the William Jones family of Augusta, Georgia from 1813-1910. Includes correspondence;
account books, financial records, and receipts relating to Jones's cotton gin business (1833-1857); freedmen contracts; and
legal papers relating to Jones's duties as executor of Marshall Keith's estate and guardian of the Keith children. The correspondence,
mainly to William Jones, pertains to business matters, his guardianship of the Keith children, family matters, and the lives
of enslaved people. Correspondents include Sarah Jane Jones Griffin, Arthur W. Jones, William H. Jones, and Sophie Jones.
The early materials (1813-1863) pertain to the Isham Keith family and contain correspondence between Isham, Marshall, and
Peter Keith. Collection also includes the financial papers and letters of Ishmael, Minny, and Elizabeth Keith: enslaved siblings
manumitted by Marshall Keith at his death, and who relocated to Ohio with other family members.
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ms1749 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5667 |
Title: |
Battle family papers (Marion County, Ga.)
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Battle family |
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Dates: |
1818-1878 |
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The collection consists of documents related to the Battle family (Marion County, Georgia) including a promise of payments,
a list containing names of enslaved people, the will of Joseph J. Battle of Marion County, and two indentures.
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ms2677 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5668 |
Title: |
Dixon family papers
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Dixon family |
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Dates: |
1848-1863 |
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The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John
L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon. One letter
mentions the Charleston Convention (1860). Of particular interest are three letters from John Tillman Dixon, serving with
the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, to his sister Mary Jane, while stationed at Richmond during the Civil War. Includes an
1853 tax list that itemizes number of enslaved persons plus items of land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage
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ms2739 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5669 |
Title: |
William Stone estate administration document
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Stone, Catharine Harris |
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Dates: |
1860 January 12 |
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A document dated 1860 January 12 in Warren County, Georgia. It lists the property in the estate of William Stone, deceased.
The following minor children of William Stone received joint property shares relating to 38 enslaved people, and also received
the following sums of money: Cordelia A. - $717.51; Cassanda M. - $718.34; Ellafara B. - $1642.85; William J. - $1999.91;
Martha B. - $823.86. The enslaved people are listed by name and age and include Amos, 22; Ebbin, 25; Jefferson, 17; John,
1; Saphronia, 12; Charity, 3; and Antinett, 8. The administrators of the estate were Isaac Harris and Catharine Stone. The
document is signed (with "X") by Catharine Stone.
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Identifier: |
ms2927 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5670 |
Title: |
Hughes Spalding family papers
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Spalding family |
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Dates: |
1870-1969 |
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The collection consists of papers of Hughes Spalding and the Spalding family of Atlanta, Georgia from 1870-1969.
The personal series contains materials relating to Hughes Spalding and the Spalding family; while the business series contains
information on the legal practices of the Spalding family and other business interests.
The Catholic Church series contains materials detailing Spalding's activities with the church and allied organizations.
The Financial Records series simply contain cancelled checks from 1928 to 1938.
The Jack J. Spalding (Spalding's father) series includes correspondence (1933-1938), canceled checks, legal documents, and
business papers (1870-1938) pertaining to Jack J. Spalding's legal career and the law firm of King and Spalding in Atlanta,
Georgia.
The Jack J. Spalding, Jr. (Spalding's brother) series includes correspondence (1943-1951) from Jack Jr. to Hughes Spalding,
first from New York City, then Greenville, South Carolina, and typed carbon copies of Hughes' response. The letters primarily
discuss family matters and personal interests. The series also contains financial materials and legal documents pertaining
to the estate of Jack Jr.
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ms1413 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5671 |
Title: |
Jennie Smith letters
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Creator: |
Way, William |
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Dates: |
1852-1884 |
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The collection consists of correspondence written to Jennie (Emily Jane) Smith from family, friends, and soldiers in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Georgia, from 1852-1884. Correspondence regards family news, social events, Quaker farm life, marriages,
and deaths. Some letters regard marriage proposals and matchmaking for Jennie. Smith's uncle, William Way, in Pennsylvania,
writes about his views on marriage, causes of the Civil War, slavery and Abolitionism, and post-war problems.
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ms3155 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5672 |
Title: |
Ernestine Strong Alberti family letters
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Alberti, Ernestine Strong, 1811- |
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Dates: |
1840-1845 |
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The collection consists of letters from Ernestine Strong Alberti and her husband, Edwin R. Alberti, to their family members
in Binghamton, New York. Correspondence describes their lives in Georgia, including the acquisition of enslaved people to
labor on their newly acquired plantation and mill. The collection also includes letters from Cyrus Strong, Jr., Ernestine's
brother, and her husband's business partner, to John Clapp.
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Identifier: |
ms3539 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5673 |
Title: |
Edward Harden family papers
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Harden, Edward, 1784-1849 |
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Dates: |
1779-1928 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Edward Harden and other Harden and Jackson family members of Savannah and Athens,
Georgia from 1779-1928, including letters, receipts, autographs, commissions, deeds, diaries, scrapbooks.
Materials relating to Edward Harden, a planter [enslaver] and politician from Savannah and Athens, include indentures, receipts,
account books (1836-1842) for his law practice, and common place books (1805, 1830-1837) containing accounts for his plantations,
legal notes, and journal entries. Some materials describe persons enslaved by Edward Harden.
Also included are the diaries of Mary Ann Elizabeth Randolph, Mary Elizabeth Greenhill Harden, and Edward Harden Jr.'s children.
The diaries (1864-1928) of Harden's great-niece, Eveline Harden Jackson, describe her school days, social activities, the
Civil War, and news of family and friends.
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ms45 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5674 |
Title: |
Hammond family papers
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Hammond family |
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Dates: |
1782-1921 |
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The collection consists of documents that primarily concern land transactions (and also transfers of enslaved persons) relating
to the Hammons / Hammonds and allied families of Walton, Wilkes and Oglethorpe County, Georgia. There is some Hammond and
Ellsbury family genealogy. Some names involved include: Josiah Amerson, Isaiah C. Brand, W.K. Hammond, Moses Jernigan, Green
H. Lirsey, Kinchin Rambo, and William Trammell
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Identifier: |
ms1523 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5675 |
Title: |
Johnston family papers
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Johnston family |
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Dates: |
1836-1862 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Malcolm Johnston family. Included are correspondences; two small account books; and
Certificate no. 2457, for the purchase of a tract of land in Montgomery, Alabama, by Arthur B. Davis of Muscogee, Georgia.
The collection also includes documents concerning enslaved people perceived to be property of the Johnston family: bill of
sales for enslaved persons received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; "List of property belonging
to M. Johnston," listing 800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people
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ms1629 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5676 |
Title: |
John Brown Gordon family papers
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Creator: |
Haralson, Hugh Anderson, 1805-1854 |
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Dates: |
circa 1841-1979 |
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The collection consists of papers of John Brown Gordon and the Gordon family from ca. 1841-1979. Papers relating to John
Brown Gordon include correspondence, writings, photographs, and scrapbooks. The correspondence (1861-1930) consists of letters
written to his wife, Fanny Haralson Gordon, mainly while Gordon was serving in the Confederate Army in the states of Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and Maryland; letters (1864-1870) from Robert E. Lee; and correspondence to and from his family while he was
serving as a United States Senator in Washington. Other Gordon family members represented in the papers include Hugh Haralson
Gordon, Caroline Lewis Gordon, and Lewis Gordon. The collection contains an interesting set of letters (1941-1948) to and
from Rev. John Dawson Gordon, whose parents were enslaved by, and later, servants of the Gordon family from 1854 until they
moved to California in the 1890s.
The collection also contains papers relating to the Haralson family, consisting mainly of correspondence (1841-1851) between
Hugh A. Haralson, while serving in the U.S. Congress, and his wife, Caroline Lewis Haralson, and their daughters Elizabeth,
Fanny, and Caroline. Mrs. Haralson's letters to her husband provide an indepth look at her management of their plantation
in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, while her husband was away from home. The collection also contains genealogical materials
relating to the Gordon, Haralson, Hodgson, Howard, and Lewis families.
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ms1637 |
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| 5677 |
Title: |
Michael Dennis account book
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Creator: |
Dennis, Michael |
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Dates: |
1855-1867 |
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The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia
from 1855-1867.
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Identifier: |
ms165 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5678 |
Title: |
John Rodgers Goldsborough letter to his wife Mary
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Creator: |
Goldsborough, J. R. (John Rodgers), 1808-1877 |
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Dates: |
1862 April 21 |
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The collection consists of one letter regarding a Confederate fort on Jekyll Island, plans to make Saint Simons Island a self-supporting
colony, enslaved persons, the Pierce Butler estate, the plantation of T. Butler King, the abandoned estate of James Hamilton
Couper, a visit to Frederica, and orders regarding Commander Sylvanus Godon.
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Identifier: |
ms3430 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5679 |
Title: |
Papers regarding double barrel cannon
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1863-1962 |
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The collection consists of three letters and an article (reproduction) regarding the Double Barrel Cannon. Correspondences
include correspondence from the Augusta Arsenal regarding Mr. Gilleland's invention, an article Montgomery wrote for the National
Guardsman on the Double Barrel Cannon, and correspondence regarding land the cannon was tried out on, including a sworn statement
that Cook found the double barrel cannon.
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ms2187 |
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Hargrett Library |
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