Peninah W. Thomas family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Peninah W. Thomas family papers
Creator: Clinch, Batavia Thomas
Creator: Thomas, Stevens
Creator: Saffold, Mary Thomas
Creator: Thomas, Peninah W.
Creator: DuBose, Robert Toombs, 1859-1929
Creator: DuBose, Jeannie Stovall
Creator: Hull, Ella Thomas
Inclusive Dates: 1821-1959
Bulk Dates: 1847-1880
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.3 Linear Feet (13 document boxes, 1 oversized folder A)
Collection Number: ms1738
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Peninah Walton Thomas, widow of Stevens Thomas (d. 1837), children include daughters Ella who married Henry Hull, Batavia who married Charles Clinch, Mary who married Thomas Saffold; and sons Robert and Stevens.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Peninah W. Thomas and the Thomas family of Athens (Ga.) from 1821-1959. The papers include correspondence, bills and receipts, account books, legal documents, and sermons (1890s) written by Robert Toombs DuBose. The bills and receipts (1821-1910) contain several receipts for wages paid by Peninah W. Thomas to freedmen. The account books (1834-1845) contain bank accounts of Stevens Thomas and lists of accounts and purchases.

The correspondence includes letters (1838-1870) between Peninah W. Thomas and her daughters Ella (Hull), Batavia (Clinch), and Mary (Saffold). The letters mainly contain news of family or friends and social events, but of particular interest are letters from Batavia living in Connecticut during the Civil War. The letters discuss the fall of Ft. Sumter and northerners' inability to understand southern attitudes. Also included are letters from Thomas Reynolds and John Shannon discussing plantation management, the cotton market, and other details of Thomas' business interests. From 1870-1941 letters are between Jennie Stovall (DuBose) and Robert Toombs DuBose, mostly personal but also containing some information on Georgia land sales, his ministry, and service in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Peninah W. Thomas family papers. MS 1738. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 November 13.

General Notes

Also known as DuBose family papers.

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Biography and Genealogy
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1	1	Inventory
1	2	Biography and Genealogy

 

2. Correspondence, 1837-1976, Undated
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1	3	Correspondence, 1837
1	4	Correspondence, 1838
1	5	Correspondence, 1840
1	6	Correspondence, 1841
1	7	Correspondence, 1843
1	8	Correspondence, 1844
1	9	Correspondence, 1845
1	10	Correspondence, 1846
1	11	Correspondence, 1847 January-September
1	12	Correspondence, 1847 October-December
1	13	Correspondence, 1848 January
1	14	Correspondence, 1848 February-March
1	15	Correspondence, 1848 April-May
1	16	Correspondence, 1848 June-December
1	17	Correspondence, 1849 January-March
1	18	Correspondence, 1849 April-July
1	19	Correspondence, 1849 August-October
1	20	Correspondence, 1849 November-December
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2		Correspondence, 1850-1879
2	1	Correspondence, 1850 January-March
2	2	Correspondence, 1850 April-August
2	3	Correspondence, 1850 September-December
2	4	Correspondence, 1851
2	5	Correspondence, 1852
2	6	Correspondence, 1853
2	7	Correspondence, 1854
2	8	Correspondence, 1856
2	9	Correspondence, 1857
2	10	Correspondence, 1858
2	11	Correspondence, 1859 January-July
2	12	Correspondence, 1859 August-December
2	13	Correspondence, 1860
2	14	Correspondence, 1861
2	15	Correspondence, 1862
2	16	Correspondence, 1863
2	17	Correspondence, 1864
2	18	Correspondence, 1865
2	19	Correspondence, 1866 January-May
2	20	Correspondence, 1866 June-December
2	21	Correspondence, 1867
2	22	Correspondence, 1868 January-April
2	23	Correspondence, 1868 May-December
2	24	Correspondence, 1869
2	25	Correspondence, 1870
2	26	Correspondence, 1871
2	27	Correspondence, 1872
2	28	Correspondence, 1873
2	29	Correspondence, 1876
2	30	Correspondence, 1877
2	31	Correspondence, 1878
2	32	Correspondence, 1879 January-May
2	33	Correspondence, 1879 July
2	34	Correspondence, 1879 August-September
2	35	Correspondence, 1879 October-December
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3		Correspondence, 1880-1922
3		Correspondence, 1880 January-February
3	1	Correspondence, 1880 March-April
3	2	Correspondence, 1880 May-June
3	3	Correspondence, 1880 July-September
3	4	Correspondence, 1880 October
3	5	Correspondence, 1880 November
3	6	Correspondence, 1880 December
3	7	Correspondence, 1881
3	8	Correspondence, 1882
3	9	Correspondence, 1883
3	10	Correspondence, 1884
3	11	Correspondence, 1885
3	12	Correspondence, 1886
3	13	Correspondence, 1887
3	14	Correspondence, 1888
3	15	Correspondence, 1889
3	16	Correspondence, 1890 1893
3	17	Correspondence, 1894
3	18	Correspondence, 1895
3	19	Correspondence, 1896
3	20	Correspondence, 1897
3	21	Correspondence, 1898 January-October
3	22	Correspondence, 1898 November-December
3	23	Correspondence, 1899
3	24	Correspondence, 1901
3	25	Correspondence, 1903
3	26	Correspondence, 1904
3	27	Correspondence, 1905 1906 1907 1908
3	28	Correspondence, 1893
3	29	Correspondence, 1906
3	30	Correspondence, 1907
3	31	Correspondence, 1908
3	32	Correspondence, 1909 1910 1911
3	33	Correspondence, 1910
3	34	Correspondence, 1911
3	35	Correspondence, 1912
3	36	Correspondence, 1913
3	36	Correspondence, 1917 1914 1915 1919
3	37	Correspondence, 1914
3	38	Correspondence, 1915
3	39	Correspondence, 1917
3	40	Correspondence, 1919
3	41	Correspondence, 1920 1921
3	42	Correspondence, 1921
3	43	Correspondence, 1922
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4		1923-1976
4	1	Correspondence, 1923 1924
4	2	Correspondence, 1925
4	3	Correspondence, 1926 January-May
4	4	Correspondence, 1926 June-July
4	5	Correspondence, 1926 August-September
4	6	Correspondence, 1926 October-December
4	7	Correspondence, 1927
4	8	Correspondence, 1928
4	9	Correspondence, 1929
4	10	Correspondence, 1930
4	11	Correspondence, 1931
4	12	Correspondence, 1932
4	13	Correspondence, 1933
4	14	Correspondence, 1934
4	15	Correspondence, 1935
4	16	Correspondence, 1936
4	17	Correspondence, 1937
4	18	Correspondence, 1938
4	19	Correspondence, 1939
4	20	Correspondence, 1940 January-May
4	21	Correspondence, 1940 June-December
4	22	Correspondence, 1941
4	23	Correspondence, 1942 1943
4	24	Correspondence, 1943
4	25	Correspondence, 1944
4	26	Correspondence, 1945
4	27	Correspondence, 1946
4	28	Correspondence, 1947
4	29	Correspondence, 1948
4	30	Correspondence, 1949
4	31	Correspondence, 1950
4	32	Correspondence, 1951
4	33	Correspondence, 1952
4	34	Correspondence, 1953
4	35	Correspondence, 1954
4	36	Correspondence, 1955
4	37	Correspondence, 1956
4	38	Correspondence, 1959
4	39	Correspondence, 1960
4	40	Correspondence, 1964 1966
4	41	Correspondence, 1966
4	42	Correspondence, 1968
4	43	Correspondence, 1969
4	44	Correspondence, 1970
4	45	Correspondence, 1976
4	46	Correspondence, 1923
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5	1-29	Correspondence, Undated
5	30-31	Correspondence, Fragments
5	32-33	Correspondence, Post cards

 

3. Bills and Receipts, 1821-1910, Undated
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6	1	Bills and Receipts, 1821
6	2	Bills and Receipts, 1822
6	3	Bills and Receipts, 1823
6	4	Bills and Receipts, 1833
6	5	Bills and Receipts, 1836
6	6	Bills and Receipts, 1837
6	7	Bills and Receipts, 1838
6	8	Bills and Receipts, 1839
6	9	Bills and Receipts, 1842
6	10	Bills and Receipts, 1843
6	11	Bills and Receipts, 1844
6	12	Bills and Receipts, 1845
6	13	Bills and Receipts, 1846
6	14	Bills and Receipts, 1847
6	15	Bills and Receipts, 1848
6	16	Bills and Receipts, 1849
6	17-26	Bills and Receipts, 1850
6	27-29	Bills and Receipts, 1851
6	30	Bills and Receipts, 1852
6	31-37	Bills and Receipts, 1853
6	38-43	Bills and Receipts, 1854
6	44-46	Bills and Receipts, 1855
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7	1-7	Bills and Receipts, 1856
7	8-15	Bills and Receipts, 1857
7	16-17	Bills and Receipts, 1858
7	18	Bills and Receipts, 1861
7	19-21	Bills and Receipts, 1859
7	22	Bills and Receipts, 1860
7	23	Bills and Receipts, 1861
7	24-27	Bills and Receipts, 1862
7	28-30	Bills and Receipts, 1863
7	31	Bills and Receipts, 1864
7	32-33	Bills and Receipts, 1865
7	34-36	Bills and Receipts, 1866
7	37-40	Bills and Receipts, 1867
7	41-44	Bills and Receipts, 1868
7	45	Bills and Receipts, 1869
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8	1	Bills and Receipts, 1870
8	2	Bills and Receipts, 1871
8	3	Bills and Receipts, 1872
8	4	Bills and Receipts, 1873
8	5	Bills from Crawford W Long, 1874
8	6	Bills and Receipts, 1875
8	7	Bills and Receipts, 1876
8	8	Bills and Receipts, 1877
8	9	Bills and Receipts, 1878
8	10	Bills and Receipts, 1879
8	11	Bills and Receipts, 1880
8	12	Bills and Receipts, 1881
8	13	Bills and Receipts, 1883
8	14	Bills and Receipts, 1882
8	15	Bills and Receipts, 1887
8	16	Bills and Receipts, 1888
8	17	Bills and Receipts, 1889
8	18	Bills and Receipts, 1890
8	19	Bills and Receipts, 1892
8	20	Bills and Receipts, 1910
8	21-29	Bills and Receipts, Undated
8	30	Bills and Receipts, Blank

 

4. Personal Files
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9	1	Account Book, 1843
9	2	Account Book, 1845
9	3	Clippings
9	4	Clippings
9	5	Diary, Undated
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10	1	Lucy Cobb Institute. Annual, 1908-09
10	2	Gift Album
10	3	Greeting Cards and Invitations
10	4	Inventories
10	5	Lucy Cobb Institute. Assorted Papers
10	6	Legal Documents
10	7	Loyalty Oath, Mrs. P.W. Thomas
10	8	Masonic Materials, Printed and Typescript
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11		Masonic Memorabilia
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1A		John J. Thomas Master Mason Certificate
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12	1	Printed Materials
12	2	Miscellaneous Papers
12	3	Notebook
12	4	Printed Materials
12	5	Printed Materials
12	6	Pictures. (1 oversize item loose with collection)
12	7	Photographs
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13	1	Scrapbook. Lucy Thomas, 1858
13	2	Sermons of Rev. Robert Toombs DuBose
13	3	Stamps
13	4	Stamps
13	5	Stock Certificates
13	6	Stock Certificates