De Renne Historic Georgia Manuscripts collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: De Renne Historic Georgia Manuscripts collection
Creator: De Renne, Wymberley Jones, 1853-1916
Inclusive Dates: 1746-1918
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet 36 folders and 1 oversize box
Collection Number: ms1136
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

George Wymberley Jones De Renne (1827-1880), planter and bibliophile, (son of George Jones (1766-1838), physician), was known for his collection of over 1300 volumes collected from 1844-1861; most of this collection pertained to Georgia history. He had three children with his wife Mary Wallace Nuttall De Renne: Wymberley Jones De Renne (1853-1916), Letitia De Renne (1860-1890), and Kentwyn De Renne (1862-1891), who continued their father's legacy of collecting and printing books related to Georgia's history. Wymberley Jones De Renne married Laura Norris and their children included Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (b. 1891) and Elfrida De Renne (Barrow).

For more information, see the article De Renne Family in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of miscellaneous correspondences, notes, and documents collected by the De Renne family pertaining almost wholly to historical figures important in the development of Georgia as a colony and state.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

De Renne Historic Georgia Manuscripts collection, ms 1136. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials in this repository: George Wymberley Jones De Renne family papers, ms 1064; De Renne family recipes and remedies, ms 1120; Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne family papers, ms 1788; Wymberley Jones De Renne book lists, ms 2745; Samuel A. Green letters to Wymberley Jones De Renne, ms 3605; De Renne family catalogue (photocopy), ms 3623.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Mark Alexander letter regarding finances , 1851

 

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J. W. Babcock letter regarding Dr. Cooper at the "Georgia Lunatic Asylum" at Milledgeville, 1917

 

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William Bowles letter regarding America and visiting England , 1799

 

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Joseph E. Brown letter regarding mineral rights on his land, 1856

 

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Pierce Butler letter to Aaron Burr regarding the Constitution and the current government , 1803 March

 

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John Earle shipping receipt, 1779

 

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Edward Everett letters , 1858, 1860

 

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Peter Force certificate and letters regarding Georgia and politics, 1844, 1846

 

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Georgia Resolves , 1782

 

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Georgia Resolves, 1780

 

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Georgia Revolution - an abstract of the muster rolls of the undocumented companies of artillery in Georgia on the Continental Establishment taken in September, 1778

 

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George R. Gilmer letter regarding the legislative appropriation of funds for a lunatic asylum , 1838

 

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John Habersham letter to James Jackson regarding information of a meeting, 1782

 

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De Renne communication regarding Dr. Harney collection

 

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Newspaper clipping regarding Dr. John M. Harney's 1818 "Farewell to Savannah!" speech and a copy of Harney's speech

 

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William Whig Hazzard letter to Benson J. Lossing regarding Savannah, St. Simons, Brunswick, and their Revolutionary War ruins (includes a sketch)

 

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Frederick W. M. Holliday letter regarding the remains and viewing of deceased friend, 1879

 

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Henry Hull receipt regarding two coupons for Solomon's Lodge No. 1, 1880

 

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James Jackson letter to Mayor Cale in care of Captain Barnard regarding a debt owed , possibly 1795

 

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Autographs by Franklin Pierce and Jane Means , undated

 

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Edmund Ruffin letter regarding a complaint about a business transaction, 1852

 

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Thomas Savage letters regarding favors and politics, 1784

 

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Savannah. Dock & Harbor document , 1816

 

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John M. Scott autograph , undated

 

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George G. Smith letters to the De Renne family about his book, Story of Georgia and the Georgia People, 1732-1860, 1905-1908

 

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Thomas Smith letter to Harry Dulham regarding Georgia as a province and its finances , 1746

 

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Thomas Spalding letter , 1850

 

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Josiah Tattnall letter to John Noel regarding American politics , 1796

 

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Edward Telfair letter to George Jones regarding boxes of indigo and other goods being sent, 1794

 

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Maurice Thompson letter and poetry to E. A. Silva , 1901

 

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George Walton letter regarding a murder in Georgia , 1785

 

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John Wereat letter to George Jones regarding financial matters, 1793

 

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George White letters , 1851

 

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Joseph Wiggins financial document, 1837-1838

 

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The Humble Petition of Nathaniel Sloo of New York Mariners

 

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Letters concerning the existence of The Report of the Late Expedition Against St. Augustine and copies of documents referring to the report in the 1740s, 1916-1918

 

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Photocopies of the Colonial Acts of Georgia and materials and letters regarding them, 1881

 

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Indenture regarding Bulloch family land, 1788

 

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Judge John Macpherson Berrien letter to Judge George Jones, 1807

 

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Judge John Macpherson Berrien letter to Judge George Jones , 1807

 

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Judgement of House of Lords - Stewart vs. Stewart, 1839

 

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Brief of Social Verdict - Argument and Judgement, 1822

 

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Estate Documents of Frederick Campbell Stewart , circa 1820-1830s