Middleton Pope Barrow letter to Maggie Morton


Descriptive Summary
Title: Middleton Pope Barrow letter to Maggie Morton
Creator: Barrow, Middleton Pope, 1839-1903
Inclusive Dates: 1892 November 22
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2797
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Middleton Pope Barrow, (grandson of Wilson Lumpkin), a Senator from Georgia; born near Antioch (now Stephens), Oglethorpe County, Ga., August 1, 1839; attended a private academy; graduated from the law department of the University of Georgia at Athens in 1860; admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in Athens, Clarke County, Ga.; during the Civil War entered the Confederate service in 1861 and served throughout the war; resumed the practice of law in Athens; member of the State constitutional convention in 1877; member, State house of representatives 1880-1881; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1882 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin H. Hill and served from November 15, 1882, to March 3, 1883; was not a candidate for reelection; resumed the practice of law in Athens, Ga.; judge of the eastern judicial circuit of Georgia from January 6, 1902, until his death in Savannah, Ga., December 23, 1903; interment in a private cemetery on the family plantation in Oglethorpe County, Ga.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000184 (Retrieved 8/18/2009)

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one letter dated November 22, 1892, from Pope Barrow to Maggie Morton. In the letter, Barrow states that his finances are low and he "cannot let Liz go."