William Harden family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: William Harden family papers
Creator: Harden, William, 1844-1936
Creator: Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856
Creator: Morse, Ann Harden, 1871-1913
Creator: Harden, John Maxwell, 1867-1908
Creator: Harden, Edward T., 1890-1919
Creator: Harden, Edward J. (Edward Jenkins), 1813-1873
Inclusive Dates: 1826-1936
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet (7 document boxes, 1 half box, 1 large card file box, 1 oversize folder A, 1 oversize folder C, 1 roll)
Collection Number: ms878
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

William Harden (1844-1936), historian and author, son of Edward Jenkins Harden (1813-1873), judge, both of Savannah, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the papers of William Harden and the Harden family of Savannah, Georgia from 1826-1936. The papers include correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, clippings, as well as speeches and writings of William Harden. The bulk of the collection (1844-1936) consists of correspondence to William Harden or Judge Edward J. Harden. Letters to William Harden pertain to Georgia history and family genealogy as well as letters documenting Harden's duties as Secretary of the Sons of the Revolution (Savannah, Ga.) and as Librarian for the Georgia Historical Society (Savannah, Ga.). Correspondence to Judge Edward Jenkins Harden discusses Georgia politics and law cases. Notable correspondents include Joseph Henry Lumpkin, Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., and Caroline Miller. Also includes correspondence of other family members including John Maxwell Harden, Edward T. Harden, and Ann Harden Morse. Of particular interest, are a series of letters (1826-1857, with gaps) from George Michael Troup to Dr. W.C. Daniels of Savannah (Ga.). Writing from Milledgeville (Ga.) and Washington (D.C.), Troup's letters discuss Georgia and U.S. politics, state rights, Georgia land surveys, public education, tariffs, the nullification issue, and Indian affairs.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order and by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

William Harden family papers, ms878, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

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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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1826

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1827

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1828

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1829

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1830

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1831

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1832

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1833

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1834

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1835 - 1840

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1842 - 1845

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1846 - 1852

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1854

 

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Correspondence - George Troup, 1855

 

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Correspondence - George Troup & items re: Troup's death, 1856

 

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Correspondence - George Troup , 1858 & Undated

 

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Pictures - George Troup, 1858 & Undated

 

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Slave indenture, 1840, 1854

 

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Correspondence, 1844 - 1869

One letter is from William H. Stiles, U.S. Rep. 1843-1845, re Custom House at Savannah

 

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Correspondence, 1870 - 1879

 

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Correspondence, 1880 - 1889

 

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Correspondence, 1893 Jan. - May

 

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Correspondence, 1893 June - July

 

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Correspondence, 1893 Aug. - Sept.

 

2	7	Correspondence, 1893 Oct. - Dec.
		One letter is from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Requesting that a copy of "Dead Towns in Georgia" be sent to his father

 

2	8	Correspondence, 1894
		One letter is 32 pages of Baker-Maxwell family History

 

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Correspondence, 1895 - 1896

 

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Correspondence, 1897 - 1899

 

2	11	Correspondence, 1900 - 1909
		Letters include a detailed history of the Maxwell family in a Julia King letter

 

2	12	Correspondence, 1910 - 1914
		One is from Crawford Long's daughter re his first use of ether as anesthesia. A letter from Julia King gives an account of breakdown and repair of a car in 1913

 

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Correspondence, 1915 - 1919

 

2	14	Correspondence, 1925 - 1936
		A Letter from Caroline Miller, author of "A Lamb in His Bosom", Pulitzer prize winner, re Harden genealogy. Last 3 letters are not dated

 

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Notes of a Short Northern Tour by Edward J. Harden & 2 Letters re:, 1868

 

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Correspondence - Anthony Barclay, January - March 1869

 

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Correspondence - Anthony Barclay, April - May 1869

 

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Correspondence - Sons of the Revolution, 1891 - 1895

 

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Correspondence & Accounts - Sons of the Revolution, 1896 - 1899

 

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Correspondence & Accounts - Sons of the Revolution, 1900 - 1909

 

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Correspondence & Accounts - Sons of the Revolution, 1911 - 1914

 

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Correspondence - Sons of the Revolution, 1915 - 1926 & Undated

 

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Clippings - Sons of the Revolution

 

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Richard N. Brooke

 

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First Presbyterian Church

 

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Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.

 

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Legal and civil Documents

 

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Medals, ribbons

 

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Photographs - Emma Williams, Edward Q. Smith

 

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Pulaski Monument and Confederate Monuments

 

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Society of the Cincinnati

 

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Telfair Academy, 1885 - 1914

 

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Miscellaneous items

 

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Writings, speeches, etc.

 

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Maxwell History, including typescript and manuscript

 

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Georgia Gazette - copies of Articles & extracts

 

4	4	Legal papers
		Copies & Extracts from Wills, Deeds, Bills of Sale, etc.

 

4	5	Genealogy
		Miscellaneous Notes, Births, Marriages, Deaths - Includes Family of Baker, Miles, Way, Charlton, Slaughter, Battle, Stuart & Others

 

4	6	Genealogy
		Miscellaneous Notes, Births, Marriages, etc.

 

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Genealogy - miscellaneous material

 

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Genealogy - William Harden and Descendants

 

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Genealogy - Bellinger and De Veaux families

 

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Genealogical Charts for Harden families, connected families and others of similar names

 

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The Hardens in America: From 1790 to 1997

 

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Harden Immigrants and Worldwide Descendants

 

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Hardens of the Civil War

 

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Harden Family Heritage Book

 

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Harden Heirloom Edition

 

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Heraldry by Julian Franklyn

 

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World Book of Hardens , 1993

 

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World Book of Hardens

 

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Narrative of Colleton County, South Carolina by Beulah Glover

 

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Port Royal Under Six Flags by Katherine Jones

 

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Recollections of a Long and Satisfactory Life by William Harden, 1934

 

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From Beautiful Zion to Red Bird Creek by Buddy Sullivan

 

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Harden property, cemetery, military (from notebook)

 

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Harden Schools, wills, documents (from notebook)

 

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Harden armorial - coat of arms (from notebook)

 

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Material re: Oregon Trail, South Carolina Militia, Richard Harden notebook of research notes, C. C. Jones address 1856, "Drumbeats in Georgia" poster, Georgia geography

 

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Sons of the Revolution (from folder), 1905

 

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Harden family letters - photocopies and typed copies

 

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Genealogy

 

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Hardens - unidentified

 

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Printed material - photocopies

 

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Property - Buckland Hall, Kilkenny Plantation

 

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Maxwell family

 

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Heraldry

 

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Index cards - genealogy research

 

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Bryan County (GA) indenture - slaves sold by George McAlister to Rev. James Scriven, 1846

 

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Printed map of stagecoach route in Georgia , circa 1825

 

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Printed drawing of Andersonville Prison (GA) in 1864

 

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Highway map of Oconee County (GA), 1966

 

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Copies of famous history documents

 

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Reprint (1967) of map by Henry Mouzon - An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with Their Indian Frontiers, 1775