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Lumsden-Richardson Family Letters

Descriptive Summary

Title: Lumsden-Richardson Family Letters
Inclusive Dates: 1837-1941
Language(s): English
Extent: .65 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4666
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

John L. Richardson (1794-1880) and Susan Waters Simmons (1795-1876 or 1886) had four children: Sophronia Antoinette Richardson (1828-1850), Lavonia Josephine "Joe/Jodie" Richardson (1829-1897), John (1830-?), Ann Freeman Richardson (1834-1868). Much of the correspondence is sent between the siblings and to their parents. Sophronia Richardson married Thomas Read Lumsden and had two sons: John Greer Lumsden (1846-1936) and Jesse Richardson Lumsden (1848-1933). Jesse R. Lumsden went on to have six children, including a daughter named Elizabeth Virginia Lumsden (1893-1984).

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence, financial and court documents, and postcards relating to the Lumsden-Richardson family in Georgia. Also included is some materials relating to the Simmons family. The correspondence does include some discussion of the Civil War and the Gold Rush.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Lumsden-Richardson Family Letters, ms4666, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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11Letters 1-41, 1842-1887
Letter to "Dear Aunt Joe" from "Affectionately Nettie" - Athens, Georgia
Letter to "Dear Aunt Joe" from "Your Nephew Collette" - Athens, Georgia, 1887 February 11
Letter to "Dear Aunt Joe" from "Lovingly Your Niece Nettie" - Athens, Georgia, 1880 April 22
Letter to "Dear Aunt Joe" from "Lovingly Your Niece Nettie" - Athens, Georgia, 1883 June 7
Has envelope dated 1883 June 11
Letter to "My dear Aunt" from "Affectionately Nettie" - Athens, Georgia, 1883 October 18
Josephine Richardson's Invitation to the Wedding of Nettie Pitner and Joe N. Webb, 1883 May 11
Letter to "Dear Aunt" from "Your Nephew C.L. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1876 November 17
Letter to "Dear Aunt" from "Your Nephew C.L. Pitner" - Atlanta, Georgia, 1874 March 22
Letter to "Dear Friend Jodie" from "Your Friend J.W.D." - Mariposa, California, 1870 February 18
Letter to "My kind friend" (Miss LJ Richardson), from "Your friend J.W. Ditty" - Mariposa, California, 1871 June 5
has envelope
Letter to "My friend L. Jodie" from "J.W.D." - Mariposa, California, 1870 February 18
Mentions death of Ann
Letter to "Dear friend Jodie" from "J.W. Ditty" - Mariposa, California, 1869 September 18
Letter to "Dear Jodie and all" from "A.F. Pitner" (Ann F. Richardson Pitner) - Athens, Georgia, 1863 January 1
Ann F. (Richardson) Pitner
Letter to "Dear Ma & Jodie" from "A.F. Pitner" (Ann F. Richardson Pitner) - Athens, Georgia, 1863 April 28
Has Envelope
Letter to "My dearest Aunt & cousin Jodie" from Alma L. Simmons/Unknown - Holly Springs, 1863 July 8
Two authors, second is unknown. Letter briefly mentions Battle at Fredericksburg and a company in Jasper.
Letter to "Dear Jodie" from Unknown - Athens, Georgia, March 26
Mentions army movements and the Yankees
Letter to "Dear Cousin Jodie/My Dear Brother Jimmy" from Addie Simmons - Holly Springs, Jasper, 1862 April 23
Includes typed copy. Mentions enslaved people (unnamed) and war news.
Letter to "Dear Aunt/My Dear Cousin Jodie" from "Niece Alma Simmons"/"Cousin Addie" - Jasper, 1861 April 24
Has envelope and typed copy
Letter to "Dear Jodie" from "Yours ever A.F.P." - Athens, Georgia, 1867 October 27
Discusses treatment of enslaved people and includes a list of names.
Letter to "Dear Jodie" from "Yours ever A.F.P." - Athens, Georgia
Letter to "Dear Jodie" from "Yours ever A.F.Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1860 October 17
Letter to "Dear Jodie & Ma" from "Yours ever Ann Pitner", 1860 December 4
Letter to "Dear Jodie" from " A.F.P." - Athens, Georgia, 1860 December 16
Letter to "Dear Cousin Josephine" from "Your cousin Mary Littlejohn" - Greenville, Georgia, 1858 September 5
Letter to "Dear Jodie & all" from "Your Affectionate Brother John" - Eatonton, Georgia, 1850 February 3
Letter to "Dear Ma, Pa and Sisters" from "Yours Affectionately John" - Eatonton, Georgia, 1849 November 4
Letter to "Miss L.J. Richardson" from "I am your true friend and true lover, Green [?]" - Floyd County, Georgia, 1854 May 19
A love letter
Letter to "Dearest Jo" from Unknown - Jeffersonville, 1848 July 10
Letter to "Dearest Josephine" from "'till death, Caroline" - Jeffersonville, 1847 January 24
Letter to "Dear Ma" (Susan W. Richardson), from Sophronia/John - Eatonton, Georgia, 1848 December 22
Has typed copy
Letter to "My dear Sisters/Dear Ma" from Sophronia/John - Eatonton, Georgia, 1848 December 10
Letter to "My dear sister" from Sophronia - Eatonton, Georgia, 1847 February 13
Mentions name of an enslaved person
Letter to "Dear Ma" from Sophronia - Clover Hill, 1847 June 3
Letter addressed to Susan W. Richardson, Rocky Point; Clover Hill is the name of the Richardson home in the Valley.
Letter to "Dear Ma & Pa" from Sophronia - Wetumpha, 1842 February 13
No original - only typed transcription
Letter to "Dear Sister & All" from "Your Affectionate Brother John G." - Eatonton, Georgia, 1849 December 4
Letter to "Dear Ma & All" from "Your Affectionate Boy, John G R" - Eatonton, Georgia, 1849 November 25
Letter to "Dear Ma & Pa" from "Yours As Ever Ann F. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1859 May 5
Letter to "Dear Ma" from "Yours Ever, Ann" - Athens, Georgia
Maybe 1862; speaks of John & Jess's schooling; and "Tommy" on route to Camp Stephens
Letter to "Dear Ma" from "Yours Ever, A F Pitner", 1862 January 22
Letter to "Dear Ma" from "Yours Ever, A F P" - Athens, Georgia, 1862 February 9
Has envelope
Letter to "Dear Uncle & Aunt" from "Your affectionate niece, Ada/Addie" - Holly Springs, Jasper, 1862 January 8
 
12Letters 42-100, 1844-1934
Letter to "Dear Sisters" from "Your affectionate sister Susan" - Nacoochee, Georgia, 1846 June 16
Spelled "Naucoochee"
Letter to "Dear Ma & Sissie" from "Yours affectionately J.L. Richardson" - Nacoochee, Georgia, 1850 May 24
Also spelled "Naucoochee"; "…hear that Sophronia is improving…"
Letter to "Well Captain" (Richardson), from "Robt. Bledsoe, Jr." - Madison, Georgia
Has typed copy.
Letter to "Well Captain" (Richardson), from "Robt. Bledsoe, Jr." - Forsyth, Georgia
Has typed copy.
Letter to "Mrs. Susan Richardson" from "Robt. Bledsoe, Jr." - Eatonton, Georgia, 1844 February 20
Has typed copy.
Letter to "Sisters" from "J.S. Dillty [?]" - Mariposa, California
Has typed copy.
Letter to "Mrs. Richardson" from "Your friend Mary", 1862 March 29
Letter to "Uncle Richardson" from "Yours truly, Willis W [?] Simmons" - Clayton, Georgia, 1858 August 6
Letter to "Dear Aunt" from "Affectionately yours, Martha" - Talladega, Alabama, 1854 May 8
Letter to "My Friend Mack" from "Your old friend Jake" - San Francisco, 1854 October 2
re: gold mining; Brother and family living at Mariposa
Letter to "Dear Ant [sic]" from "O P Richardson" - Sulpher Rock Arkansas, Independence County, 1846 April 27
Letter to "Dear Ma" from "Love to all" [Ann Pitner] - Athens, Georgia, 1868 January 20
No signature but believed to be from Ann Pitner. Has typed copy.
Letter to "My Dear Friend" from "Jane Thigpen" - Clinton, 1868 September 11
Condolence letter on death of Ann Pitner - Sophronia's sister. Also briefly mentions view of Black people in the immediate post-war period. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Pet" from "J.R.Lumsden", 1872 April 7
"I found this in an old trunk. It is from Grandfather Lumsden to his wife "Tan" - or his Pet!" - Sue Kuschner's note
Letter to "My Dear Captain Richardson" from "Collett Leventhorpe" - New York, 1876 August 20
Condolence letter on death of Mrs. Richardson. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Uncle and Aunt" from "C.P. Robertson" - Atlanta, Georgia, 1866 April 25
Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Cousin" (L.J. Richardson), from "Jos. H. Owens" - Tyners Station, 1863 July 17
Discusses death of family member in the war. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Brother Osburn" from "T.R. Lumsden" - Talbatton, 1863 July 10
Mentions fall of Vicksburg.
Letter to "Dear Cousins" (Lavonia J. Richardson), from "Your cousin Jos H. Owens" - Atlanta, Georgia, 1864 July 16
War news in and around Atlanta. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Mr. James F. Simmons" from "Your brother affectionately R.L. Simmons" - Holly Springs, Georgia, 1862 February 2
Some war news.
Letter to "Dear Pa" from "T.R. Lumsden" - Talbatton, 1861 June 20
War news. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Wife" from "J.C.P." - Athens, Georgia, 1861 September 3
Briefly discusses thetreatment of an enslaved girl and war. Has envelope and typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Pa" from "Yours truly J.C. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1861 November 3
Letter to "Dear Ma & All" from "Yours truly J.C. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1861 November 17
Some war news.
Letter to "Capt. J.L.R." (John L. Richardson), from "Yours truly J.C. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1861 December 17
Letter to "Mr. James Simmons" from "Yours truly John Grier" - Pensacola, Florida, 1861 November 19
Letter to "Friend John" from "Holman [?]" - Auburn, 1861 August 10
Mentions Thomas R. Lumdsen cominig by.
Letter to "Capt. J.L.Richardson" from "Your friend truly Collett Leventhorpe" - Rutherfordton, NC, 1859 November 26
Letter to "Capt. Richardson" from "Respectfully J.D. Lennard" - Cuthburt, Georgia, 1859 July 18
re: selling of interest in Mercer gold mines
Letter to "Miss Ann Richardson" from "Mr. and Mrs. Conley" - Spruce Point, 1850 October 10
Invitation to arrive on Tuesday the 15th.
Letter to "Unknown" from "As ever Ann"
Part of a letter.
Letter to "Dear cousin Jessie and Johnny" from "Your affectionate niece Addie Sim(mons)" - Holly Springs
Letter to "Dear Father (Thomas Richardson)" from "Your affectionate son Jesse Richardson" - Sandusky O.; Johnson's Island, Ohio, 1864 March 30
No original - only typed transcription. "NOTE: Thomas was John L. Richardson's brother so this Jesse would have been 1st cousin of Sophronia, etc."
Letter to "Dear Nephew (J.R. Lumsden)" from "Yours Truly J.C. Pitner" - Athens, Georgia, 1881 July 5
Letter to "My Dear Wife" from "J.R. Lumsden" - Nacoochee, Georgia, 1888 October 14
Letter to "Dear Jess" from "J. Lamb Johnston" - Charleston, South Carolina, 1888 February 20
Letter to "Dear Jess" from "J. Lamb Johnston" - Charleston, South Carolina, 1888 October 13
Letter to "Dear Aunt Joe" from "Lovingly Nettie" - Athens, Georgia, 1888 December 1
Has envelope.
Letter to "Dear Jesse" from "Your Father TRL", 1898 May 13
Letter to "Dear Sir" (JR Lumsden), from "Hud McClung", 1880 March 22
Letter to "Dear Sir" (J.R. Lumsden), from "J.F. Mason" - Waycross, Georgia, 1894 May 31
Letter to "Dear Brother - Dear Sir" from "Bund[?]", 1862 April 2
Letter to "My Dear Friend (Dear Friend Joe)" from "Miss Joe J. [?]" - Athens, Georgia, 1878 May 6
Letter to "Dearest Bets" (Elizabeth Lumsden), from "Marian", 1917 March 24
Has envelope.
Letter to "Dear Ma" from "Your Son G.G. Briolat[?]" - Haysville, 1879 August 19
Letter to "Mr. E.D. Hendrickson" from "James Youngblood", 1897 July 3
Letter to "Mr. Jesse Lumsden" from "Kimsey & Kimsey Grocery Co. (Kenimer Brothers)" - Robertstown and Cleveland, Georgia, 1914 February 23
Has envelope and paper receipts.
Letter to "Mr. Lumsden" (Jesse R.) from "Orline A. Leonard (Mrs. Orville H. Leonard)" - New York City, New York, 1928 January 14
Letter to "Mr. Lumsden" (Jesse R.) from "Orline A. Leonard (Mrs. Orville H. Leonard)" - New York City, New York, 1928 March 22
Letter to "Mr. Lumsden" (Jesse R.) from "Orline A. Leonard (Mrs. Orville H. Leonard)" - Yonkers, New York, 1933 March 30
Letter to "My Dear Jessie" from "Your Devoted Brother Robert Lumsden" - Vienna, Georgia, 1934 February 28
Letter to "Mrs. Richardson" from "C. Leventhorpe" - Gainesville, Georgia, 1866 February 1
Letter to Unknown, from Unknown, 1888
Part of a letter. Has typed copy.
Letter to "Dear Bud" (J.L. Glen), from "Yours Very Truly John Louden", 1914 March 19
Has envelope.
Letter to "Mr. J.R. Lumsden" from "Fraternally Yours John K. Kenimer", 1913 August 25
Letter to "My Dear Mother and Father" from "Your Devoted Son Robert", 1926 December 25
Letter to Unknown, from "Ann"
Letter to "Aunt Lizzie" from "Sue" - Pleasant Valley, 1906 July 6
Letter to "Susan" from "Alice W. Wilcox" - Gainesville, Georgia
 
13Envelopes, 1888-1910
Envelope - Rev. J.L. Richardson
Envelope- Mrs.
Envelope- Mrs. J.L. Richardson
Envelope- Miss L. Josephine Richardson - Athens, Georgia
Envelope - Miss L.J. Richardson
Envelope - Miss L.J. Richardson - Athens, Georgia
Envelope - Miss Josephine Richardson - Athens, Georgia, 1888 December 5
Partial Envelope
Envelopes - Miss Josephine Richardson, from Talmadge Bros. - Athens, Georgia
Partial Envelope
Envelope - Miss Callie Simmons - Nacoochee, Georgia
Envelope - Mr. James F. Simmons - Jasper, Georgia
Envelope - Mrs. S.W. Richardson - Naucoochee[sic.], Georgia
Note written that "Handwriting is definitely A.F. Pitner"
Envelope - Mr. J.R. Lumsden, from King, Spalding, and Little - Atlanta, Georgia, 1904 March 15
Envelope- Mr. J.R. Lumsden, from Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, Georgia, 1910 November 26
Envelopes - Mr. J.R. Lumsden, from Joseph P. Byers, Attorney at Law - Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1893 June 11
Envelope - W.J. Northen, from U.S. Department of Agriculture
Partial Envelope
Envelope - Mrs. S.A. Lumsden - Eatonton, Georgia
 
14Bank Documents, 1888-1925
 
15Typed Letters
Includes letters briefly discussing J.R. Lumsden's work in the Georgia House of Representatives and one letter between two Lumsden brothers during World War I.
 
16Postcards, 1905-1909
 
17Receipts and I.O.U.s
 
18Simmons Court and Financial Documents, 1850-1903
Court Document - William Crane vs. John Lockridge and Augustus Simmons, 1850 March 7
Agreement of Payment to Sarah P. Sprague from Augustus and John Simmons, 1854 March 21
Appointment of A. Simmons as Overseer of a Portion of Rabun Road, 1855 February 7
"Indenture or Deed" between Mosley Coker, Augustus Simmons, and A.M Maudlin - Habersham County, Georgia, 1856 January 5
Court Document - C.L. Williams and Sons v. Augustus Simmons - Habersham County, Georgia, 1856 December 29
Court Document - E.M. Dale v. A.G. Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 March 2
Court Document - E.P. Williams v. A.G. Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 April 10
Court Document - E.P. Williams v. John and A.G. Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 April 10
Court Document - Jacob Dale, attorney, A.G. Simmons, John Simmons, and J.W. Coker v. Calvin Allen, constable - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 June 28
Court Document - A.G. and Newell M. Simmons, Wrongful Seizure of Hogs - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 August
Court Document - G.H. Kytte v. John Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1858 August 23
Two handwritten copies.
Court Document - E.P. and T.C. Williams v. John Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, 1858 October 18
Has note on back dated June 17, 1859 that John Simmons title to his land where he lives was levied.
Court Document - William H. Crane v. A.G. Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1859 January 24
Court Document - Thomas C. Williams v. John Simmons, Debt Owed - Habersham County, Georgia, 1859 June 10
Two notes, dated 1859 June 17. The first stated a search was done and no personal property was found to levy. The second is a repeat of a note found on Item 12, that John Simmon's land title was levied.
Last Will and Testament of John Simmons, 1860 November 2
Has envelope.
Tax Form of Registry - A.G. Simmons for "distilling fruit" - Habersham County, Georgia, 1863 August 18
Martin H. Lovelady sold interest in land to A.G. Simmons - Habersham County, Georgia, 1867 July 31
M.H. Lovelady Deed to A.G. Simmons - White County, Georgia, 1867 July 31
Crane Boylston & Co. v. A.G. Simmons, Debt Owed to C.L. Williams and Son - Habersham County, Georgia, 1881 September 1
Note - Recieved of A.G. Simmons seven dollars for expenses, 1890 April 26
Envelope - Mr. A.G. Simmons - Aerial, Georgia
Document of Sale of Land by Surviving Heirs of Augustus Simmons - White County, Georgia, 1903 July 10
 
19Deeds and Other Legal Documents, 1830-1910
Envelope for Calhoun Deeds
Documents that were in this envelope, will be designated in the Scope and Contents note.
John Hudson to John G. Lumsden - Sale of Share in Eatonton Mining Company - Putnam(?) County, 1830 August 19
Document Commissioning J.L. Richardson as a Justice of the Peace in Habersham County, Georgia, 1838 March 12
Sale of Eatonton Mining Company Land - Thomas Hardeman to John G. Lumsden, 1838 March 12
Sale of Eatonton Mining Company Land - James A. Meriwether to J.G. Lumsden, 1841 October 1
Sale of Eatonton Mining Company Land - Thomas Haxey to John G. Lumsden, 1841 October 30
Habersham and Union Turnpike Commissioners - John L. Richardson to Receive $220 in "Road Steeks", 1842 December 22
Petition to Change Property Line, 1842 April 11
Money Owed for Goods - J.L. Richardson, 1860
Court Document - G.W. Cardine[?] v. H.F. Coker, Debt Owed, 1861 October 5
Indenture between Dob Daniels and Edwin P. Williams, Habersham County, Georgia, 1870 December 15
Deed - Dob Williams and Edwin P. Williams - Habersham County, Georgia, 1871 August 24
J.R. Lumsden Named to Represent Claim against Nacoochee Gold Mining Company - Knoxville, TN, 1880 March 22
Has envelope. Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Court Document - Power of Attorney given to Jess R. Lumsden by B.D. Lumsden - Bibb County, Georgia, 1882 May 5
Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Sale of Property between H.A. Allison and B.W. Allison - White County, 1883 September 19
Golden Beehive License for J.R. Lumsden, 1884 January 19
Sworn Statement that Thomas R. Lumsden bought land and sold farming interest to Allison Ledford - White County, 1884 May 28
Promise to Pay H.H. Perry - White County, 1885 October 16
Sale of Land between G.B. Holcombe and J. Lamb Johnston, 1885 December 4
Land Sale to J. Lamb Johnston, dated 1877 October 11, folded in with the document. Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Mortgage from H.G. Adams to J.R. Lumsden, 1887 April 12
Fieri Facias (FiFa) at the Suit of V.L. Robertson v. J.L. Green and Mary E. Green, 1887 April 12
Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Thomas A. Pitner et al. v. Jesse R. Lumsden, Jesse R. Lumsden [?], J.L. Richardson [deceased], Mrs. Lumsden, Josephine Richardson, Robert A. Williams, John G. Lumsden, The Bank of Banks and Bros., The President Joseph Banks, and Cashier W.S. Williams, 1887 August 4
Sale of Property between Rufus R. Asbury and D.M. Edwards, 1888 June 11
Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Sale of Land between Jesse R. Lumsden and Andrew Simonds, 1888 March 14
Sale of Mineral Interests between Thomas R. Lumsden and Jesse R. Lumsden, 1888 February 10
Letter from J.P. Osborn to J. Lamb Johnston, 1888 March 3
Promise to Pay J.R. Lumsden, 1889 January 12
Sale of Eatonton Mines to J. Lamb Johnston, Agent for the Calhoun Land and Mining Corporation, 1890 June 9
J.R. Lumsden Dismissed from Administering Estate of John L. Richardson, 1890 April 7
Fieri Facias (FiFa) and Land Deal - H.H. Dean v. J.R. Lumsden, 1893 October 12
Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
Articles of Agreement between James Youngblood and Charlie Chambers - White County, 1894 December 1
Articles of Agreement between James Youngblood and Charlie Chambers - White County, 1895 April 17
Notes on Money Owed, 1895
Appointment of J.R. Lumsden to Sell N.H. Jarrod's Property, 1897 April 6
Appointment of J.R. Lumsden to Sell [?] Bennfield's Property, 1897 April 8
Acknowledgement of Future Payments - James P. Philips to J.R. Lumsden, 1897 May 20
Was found in Envelope for Calhoun Deeds.
J.A. Richardson v. James Youngblood, 1897 February 16
George W. Gage, Eden J. Gage, Victor S. Gage, Grace N. Gage, and Marsha W. Gage v. J.H. Alley - Rent Owed on Nacoochee Farm, 1895, 1898 February 15
George W. Gage, Eden J. Gage, Victor S. Gage, Grace N. Gage, and Marsha W. Gage v. J.H. Alley - Rent Owed on Nacoochee Farm, 1896, 1898 February 15
George W. Gage, Eden J. Gage, Victor S. Gage, Grace N. Gage, and Marsha W. Gage v. J.H. Alley - Rent Owed on Nacoochee Farm, 1897 and 1894, 1898 February 15
Mining Interest and Mining Privileges for W.R. Sidford, 1900 October 9
Fieri Facias (FiFa) Against George Jarette, 1910 May 10
Land Deal William Hart to Henry Brandon[?], John G. Lumsden, and Charles P. Gordon - Habersham County, Georgia, 1830 November 8
Agreement between Thomas Richardson, James Glen, and J.R. Lumsden, on collecting payment for debt - White County, Georgia, 1879 October 1
Copy of Agreement between Thomas Richardson, James Glen, and J.R. Lumsden, 1879 October 1
 
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110Confederate Soldiers Pension Applications, 1910
 
111Nacoochee School, 1904-1929
 
112Additional Documents, 1837-1941
Nacoochee News, 1904 October 18
Minutes of Nacoochee Division [?] of Temperance, 1851 October 18
Map of Nacoochee, Georgia, 1837
Minutes of the Trial of A.J. Smith, charged with Adultery, 1850 August 1
Blank Card
"Why Prudent Men Insure Their Lives"
Georgia Railway & Power Company - Fishing Permit for J.R. Lumsden and Party, 1923 May 4
Georgia Railway & Power Company - Fishing Permit for J.R. Lumsden and Party, 1922 June 24
Georgia Railway & Power Company - Rules for Fishing in Tallulah, Rabun, and Burton Lakes
Certificate - Jesse R. Lumsden Appointed Trustee for the Ninth Congressional District Industrial and Agricultural School for the County of White, 1918 September 22
Handwritten Speech
New York Conference Seminary Boarding Institution Pamphlet, 1856
Shall You, Shall I Hymn
The Lone Pilgrim Hymn
Tis the Last Day of Summer Poem - Nacoochee, Georgia
Handwritten Locals Section
Invitation for J.R. Lumsden to Reception for the President of the United States
Thanksgiving Telegram from Robert to Mrs. J.R. Lumsden, 1932 November 23
Letter to Mr. Hansel Esq. from John L. Richardson, asking if any payment had been collected, 1841 December 8
Note on Money, 1841 October 11
Check to J.R. Lumsden, 1889 July 8
Williams' Shaving Soap for Shampooing Ad
Receipt to John L. Richardson, 1855 February 24
Invitation to the Wedding of Janie Lumsden to Noble Braunson Ayres, 1941 November 15
[Photocopy] Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Person named Abram - Aberville District, South Carolina, 1843 February 20
Handwritten Poem - Nacoochee, Georgia, 1849 November 1
In Methodist Publishing House envelope.
Handwritten Poem, 1844 January 19
Handwritten Poem, 1844 January 19
Letter "No More"
Medicinal Recipe
Flower Painting by Sophronia Richardson
Confederate States of America, $100 Bill
"White County Has Rich Mines" - The Constitution: Atlanta, Georgia Article, 1897 September 12
Southern Agriculturist Page, 1921 October 1
Certificate - Jesse R. Lumsden Appointed Member of the Board of Trustees of the State Industrial and Agricultural School for the Ninth Congressional District from White County, 1916 September 22

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