Sanders family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Sanders family papers
Creator: Sanders, Dickerson H., 1830?-1915
Inclusive Dates: 1824-1915
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.3 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms2916
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Dickerson H. Sanders (1830?-1915) lived in Greensboro, Georgia. He was the son of Rev. Billington McCarter Sanders (1789-1854) and Cynthia Holliday Sanders. He married Isabella Roberts in 1860 and, after her death in 1874, married Ella Lindsey Dickinson, the widow of Dr. John T. Dickinson of Albany, Georgia, in 1879.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed material, and a diary. There are many love letters written between D.H. Sanders and Ella Dickinson. The business papers include land grants and indentures, which pertain to land in Georgia counties. The 1870 diary belonged to Ella Dickinson.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Sanders family papers, ms2916, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 May 7.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence
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1	1	1851-1859
1	2	1860-1869
1	3	1870-1877
1	4	1878 January-October
1	5	1878 November
1	6	1878 December 2-15
1	7	1878 December 19-31
1	8	1879 January 4-17
1	9	1879 January 21-31
1	10	1879 February 3-10
1	11	1879 February 11-27
1	12	1879 March 3-12
1	13	1879 March 14-27, October 3
1	14	1880-1885
1	15	1886-1889
1	16	1890-1899
1	17	1903-1914
1	18	1915
1	19	Undated
1	20	Empty envelopes, letter fragments, loose postage stamps

 

2. Business Papers
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2	1	Account books-Ella Dickinson, 1870-1876
2	1	Account books-Ella Dickinson, 1877
2	1	Account books-?, 1883
2	2	Bills, 1838-1909
2	3	Bills-C.A. Davis & Son, 1878-1879
2	4	Bills-Seals, Armor & Co., 1891-1893
2	5	Certificate-D. H. Sanders, Notary Public/Justice of the Peace, 1876
2	6	Land documents-Georgia-Baker county, 1839-1854
2	7	Land documents-Georgia-Decatur county, Baggs & Stephens legal case, 1862-1881
2	8	Land documents-Georgia-Decatur county, Richard Ricks estate, 1858-1867
2	9	Land documents-Georgia-Dooly county, 1851
2	10	Land documents-Georgia-Dougherty county, 1869-1880
2	11	Land documents-Georgia-Dougherty county, Seth Bolton estate, 1854-1859
2	12	Land documents-Georgia-Early county, 1830
2	13	Land documents-Georgia-Greene county, 1890-1904
2	14	Land documents-Georgia-Henry county, 1825-1840
2	15	Land documents-Georgia-Irwin county, 1824
2	16	Land documents-Georgia-Miller county, 1875-1885
2	17	Land documents-Georgia-Mitchell county, 1858-1868
2	18	Land documents-Georgia-Richmond county, 1849
2	19	Land documents-Georgia-Taliaferro county, 1886-1898
2	20	Land documents-Mississippi-Sunflower county, 1876-1892
2	21	Promissory notes, 1852-1888
2	22	Receipts, 1859-1904

 

3. Personal/Family records
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3	1	Bible-Family record (photocopy only)
3	2	Calling cards
3	3	Clippings, 1864-1897
3	4	Diary-Ella Dickinson, 1870
3	5	Memory book-Julia Dickinson, 1880

 

4. Photographs
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3	6	Men
3	7	Women
3	8	Groups
3	9	Photograph mountings

 

5. Printed Material and Writings
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3	10	Printed material
3	11	Printed material-Knights of Honor
3	12	Printed material-Royal Arcanum, American Legion of Honor
3	13	Speeches, Writings, Sketches
3	14	Tribute of respect-John T. Dickinson, 1872

 

6. Oversize Material

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1A

Land doucments-Georgia-Taliaferro county, 1877

1A

Land documents-Mississippi-Sunflower county, 1888

1A

Land documents-Georgia-Decatur county, 1854

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Land documents-Georgia-Baker county, 1855

1A

Land documents-Georgia-Dougherty county, 1855

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Land documents-Georgia-Henry county, 1826