Charles Lanman Georgia Congressional history collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Charles Lanman Georgia Congressional history collection
Creator: Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895
Inclusive Dates: 1831-1869
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms928
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of biographical and autobiographical information of Georgia congressmen collected by Charles Lanman for Dictionary of the United States Congress, from 1831-1869.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Charles Lanman Georgia Congressional history collection, ms928, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2018.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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George Washington Crawford letters, 1831-1859

Letters from Crawford to Colonel William P. Crawford, J.C. Rives, and Charles Lanman.

 

1	2	Martin Jenkins Crawford questionnaire, 1858
	Crawford's completed questionnaire.

 

1	3	Nathaniel Greene Foster letter, 1858 September 1
	Letter from Foster, containing autobiographical information.

 

1	4	Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell questionnaire, 1858
	Gartrell's completed questionnaire.

 

1	5	Alfred Iverson letter and questionnaire, 1859
	Iverson letter to Charles Lanman and completed questionnaire.

 

1	6	James Jackson letter, 1858 December 22
	Jackson's letter containing an autobiographical account.

 

1	7	John William Jones letter, 1858 September 10
	Letter from Jones to Charles Lanman containing an autobiographical account.

 

1	8	Thomas Graves Lawson letter, 1868 November 25
	Letter from Lawson to Charles Lanman explaining that the Georgia Legislation did not order an election to congress in time, and when it was enacted, the Governor did not approve it.

 

1	9	Peter Early Love letter, 1859 October 28
	Letter from Love to Charles Lanman containing autobiographical account.

 

1	10	John H. Lumpkin autobiographical account, 1858 September 27
	Letter to Charles Lanman from A.F. Hardin; and a lengthy autobiographical account provided by Lumpkin.

 

1	11	Charles Henry Prince papers, 1868-1869
	Letter from Prince to Charles Lanman, and an autobiographical account.

 

1	12	John William Henderson Underwood letter, 1859 October 28
	Letter to Charles Lanman from Underwood, containing an autobiographical account.

 

1	13	Hiram Warner letter, 1858 September 5
	Letter to Charles Lanman from Warner, containing an autobiographical account.

 

1	14	C.P. Wellborn letter, 1858 September 29
	Letter to Charles Lanman from Wellborn, regarding Lanman's time-consuming request.

 

1	15	Francis Thomas Willis information, 1858
	Two letters to Charles Lanman from Francis Willis (grandson of Francis Thomas Willis), and biographical information concerning Willis.

 

1	16	Augustus Romaldus Wright questionnaire, 1858
	Wright's completed questionnaire.

 

1	17	Pierce Manning Butler Young letter, 1868 July 28
	Letter to Charles Lanman from Young, containing an autiobiographical account.