 Thomas Carr family papers
Collection DescriptionScope and ContentThe collection consists of the papers of Thomas Carr and his son, William A. Carr of Columbia County, Georgia from 1730-1891. Includes correspondence, bills, receipts, land grants, court records, bonds, and slave records. The account records include food, clothes, construction supplies, medical care, household goods, travel, church membership, and other goods. Materials mainly related to late 18th and early 19th century land speculation in Camden County (Ga.), Augusta (Richmond County), and Virginia, Yazoo purchase, and northeast Georgia. Correspondents include William Few, Ignatius Few, John Beddingfield (Bedingfield), Oliver Towles, Seaborn Jones, Edward Telfair, Mordecai Sheftall, George Stubblefield, Richard Call, Jacob Weed, William Glascock, James Jackson, Nicholas Ware, William Crawford, Black Point and Kiokee plantations. Also includes some material relating to William Low (Mrs. Carr's grandson by her first husband). A portion of the correspondence is with Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer at Chalky Level Plantation. Organization and ArrangementArranged in chronological order by record type. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThomas Carr family papers, ms21, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Immediate Source of AcquisitionAcquired from Marian Lumpkin Walbridge in 1936. Conditions Governing UseNo Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ For additional information, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2009 April 2. General NotesPortions of this collection have been digitized and are available online through the Digital Library of Georgia, Thomas Carr family papers. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||