Henry Pattillo Farrow family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Henry Pattillo Farrow family papers
Creator: Farrow, Henry P. (Henry Pattillo), 1834-1907
Inclusive Dates: 1855-1937
Bulk Dates: 1870-1899
Language(s): English
Extent: 9.2 Linear Feet (14 document boxes, 3 oversized boxes, 2 oversize folders A)
Collection Number: ms94
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Henry Pattillo Farrow (1834-1907), lawyer, Georgia Attorney-General (1862-1872), U.S. District Attorney (1872-1880), collector of the Port of Brunswick (1882-1885), postmaster of Gainesville (1897-1904), active member of Georgia's Republican Party, and owner of the Porter Springs resort Queen of the Mountains near Dahlonega, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Henry Pattillo Farrow and Farrow family members from 1855-1937. The papers include correspondence, letter books, newspapers, clippings, printed material, bills, receipts, account books, and photographs. The bulk of the collection relates to Henry Pattillo Farrow and documents his involvement in Republican politics in Georgia during and after Reconstruction; his positions as Georgia Attorney-General, U.S. District Attorney, collector of customs for the Port of Brunswick (Ga.), and as postmaster of Gainesville (Ga.). Materials pertaining to Farrow's administration of the Porter Springs resort Queen of the Mountains include hotel ledgers (1877-1896), account books (1886-1892), registers (1893, 1899), a cash book (1886-1889), a memorandum book (1886-1904), and employees lists (1889-1891). From 1907-1937, the collection consists of business and family correspondence of John A. Whitner (Farrow's son-in-law) and Henry F. Whitner mainly pertaining to the administration of the Queen of the Mountains resort.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Henry Pattillo Farrow family papers, MS 94. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Corrie Whitner in 1962

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 April 4.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Correspondence
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1	1	1855-1869
1	2	1864
1	3	1865
1	4	1866
1	5	1867
1	6	1868
1	7	1869
1	8	1870 January-June
1	9	1870 July-September
1	10	1870 October-December
1	11	1871 January-June
1	12	1871 July-September
1	13	1871 October-December
1	14	1872 January-June
1	15	1872 July-December
1	16	1873 January-June
1	17	1873 July-December
1	18	1874
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2	1	1875 January-September
2	2	1875 October-December
2	3	1876 January-March
2	4	1876 April-September
2	5	1876 October-December
2	6	1877 January-March
2	7	1877 April-June
2	8	1877 July-September
2	9	1877 October-December
2	10	1878 January-April
2	11	1878 May-June
2	12	1878 July-December
2	13	1879 January-June
2	14	1879 July-December
2	15	1870's
2	16	1880 January-April
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3	1	1880 May-September
3	2	1880 October-December
3	3	1881 January-March
3	4	1881 April-June
3	5	1881 July-November
3	6	1881 December
3	7	1882 January-February
3	8	1882 March 1-24
3	9	1882 March 25-31
3	10	1882 April 1-10
3	11	1882 April 11-19
3	12	1882 April 20-30
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4	1	1882 May 1-10
4	2	1882 May 11-31
4	3	1882 June
4	4	1882 July
4	5	1882 August-October
4	6	1882 November-December
4	7	1883 January
4	8	1883 February
4	9	1883 March
4	10	1883 April-May
4	11	1883 June-July
4	12	1883 August-October
4	13	1883 November-December 19
4	14	1883 December 20-31
4	15	1884 January 1-15
4	16	1884 January 16-22
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5	1	1884 January 23-31
5	2	1884 February 1-15
5	3	1884 February 16-29
5	4	1884 March 1-15
5	5	1884 March 16-31
5	6	1884 April-June
5	7	1884 July-November
5	8	1884 December 1-19
5	9	1884 December 20-31
5	10	1885 January-June 19
5	11	1885 June 20-December
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6	1	1880's
6	2	1886 January-June
6	3	1886 July-December
6	4	1887
6	5	1888
6	6	1889
6	7	1890-1893
6	8	1894-1897
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7	1	1898
7	2	1899
7	3	1900 January-July 21
7	4	1900 July 23-December
7	5	1901
7	6	1902 January-June
7	7	1902 July-August 9
7	8	1902 August 11-December
7	9	1903 January-July
7	10	1903 August-December
7	11	1904 January-February
7	12	1904 March-May
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8	1	1904 June-August
8	2	1904 September-December
8	3	1905-1906
8	4	1907
8	5	1908-1910
8	6	1911-1919
8	7	1920-1925
8	8	1926-1927
8	9	1928
8	10	1929
8	11	1930
8	12	1931
8	13	1932
8	14	1933
8	15	1934
8	16	1935
8	17	1936-1937
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9	1	Undated
9	2	Undated
9	3	Undated
9	4	Undated
9	5	1883
9	6	1883
9	7	1883

 

Brief, 1883

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Brief, 1883

 

Pictures - Miscellaneous

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9

9

Pictures - Miscellaneous

 

Political Appointments

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9

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Political Appointments

 

Picture Negatives

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9

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Picture Negatives

 

Miscellaneous

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12

Miscellaneous

 

Clippings

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Clippings

 

Ledgers

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Grand Jury Cases, U. S. District Court

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Witnesses in Cases - U. S. District Court

 

Printed Material and Financial Records
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10		Buffalo Lithia Waters (Virginia)
10		Galbraith Springs (Tennessee)
10		Somerville Resort (Michigan)
10		Lookout Inn (Tennessee)
10		Brighton Beach Hotel (New York)
10		Warm Sulphur Springs (Virginia)
10		Yellow Sulphur Springs (Virginia)
10		Hot Springs (North Carolina)
10		"Report on Mineral Springs of Georgia", 1913
10		"Guide to Summer Resorts of the South"
10		Great Hospital Fair - Atlanta, 1881
10		Georgia School of Technology Alumni Banquet, 1903
10		Georgia School of Technology - Commencement Program, 1904
10		First Federal Savings and Loan Association Booklet - Atlanta, 1937
10		"Peter Pan" Program - Agnes Scott College, 1935
10		Central Presbyterian Church - Atlanta
10		"Republican Campaign Textbook", 1904
10		"Democratic State Convention" - S.C., 1856
10		"Business Men's Meeting" New York, 1884
10		"Masonic Address", 1857
10		"Testimonials to Judge John Erskine"
10		"Miss Rutherford's Scrapbook", 1923
10		"Madison Bell"
10		"A Lecture on the Theory of Evolution", 1879
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11		Newspaper Clippings Book, 1856-1867
11		Newspaper Clippings Book, 1867-1868
11		Newspaper Clippings Book, 1867-1868
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12		Letter Book, 1874-1877
12		Letter Book, 1877-1882
12		Letter Book, 1882-1883
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13		Miscellaneous Printed Material
			Includes: Ledger - Circuit Court 1877. The News and Courier - Charleston, South Carolina Centennial Edition, 1903. Pamphlets, Broadsides, Booklets
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14		Hotel Ledger, 1877-1880
14		Hotel Ledger, 1886
14		Hotel Ledger, 1887-1896
14		Store Ledger, 1886
14		Store Ledger, 1887
14		Store Ledger, 1886-1891
14		Memorandum Book, 1886-1904
14		Hotel Account Book, 1892
14		Unused Membership Shares of Cedar Mountain Land Company
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15		Bills, (Porter Springs), 1876-1883
15		Hotel Register, 1893
15		Hotel Register, 1899
15		Cash Book, 1886-1889
15		Employees of the Hotel, 1889-1891
15		Record of Registered Letters
15		Unused Membership Shares of Chestatee Club
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16	1	Newspaper Clippings
16	2	Pictures/Cards - Porter Springs
16	3	Broadsides - Porter Springs
16	4	Newspaper Clippings
16	5	Stationery, Etc. - Porter Springs
16	6	Newspaper Clippings
16	7	Newspaper Clippings
16	8	Printed Material - Porter Springs, Piedmont Hotel, Chestatee Club
16	8	Account Book, 1874-1879
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17	1	Printed Material - Letters Endorsing Farrow for Auditor of the Treasury of the Navy Department, 1897
17	2	Printed Material - Farrow's Speech to General Assembly of Georgia, 1870
17	3	Printed Material - Letter and Affidavit, 1881
17	4	Brief - Re: Appointment of Farrow for District Judge, 1883
17	5	Printed Material - Miscellaneous
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1A		Duplicate Broadsides (encapsulated)
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2A		Broadsides (encapsulated)