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Rhind, Stokes, Gardner letters
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Rhind, Stokes, Gardner letters | |
| Creator: Rhind family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1824-1889 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box | |
| Collection Number: ms1356 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence of the Rhind, Stokes, and Gardner families from 1824-1889. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence addressed to Margaret Rhind Stokes of Augusta, then Louisville, Georgia. Letters are from her father, James Rhind, while working in Savannah, Georgia; sisters, Liza Rose and Susan Barrett; brother, William Montgomery Rhind, while serving in Virginia; and husband, William Anthony Stokes, while serving in and near Atlanta, Georgia, and then Savannah. The collection also includes correspondence from Brig. Gen. William M. Gardner to William Montgomery Rhind; and a letter from Alfred M. Hobby in San Antonio, Texas, which discusses life in the southwest.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Rhind, Stokes, Gardner letters, ms 1356, 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 in this repository: Rhind / Stokes family papers, ms 1305.