E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection
Creator: Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981
Inclusive Dates: 1745-1942
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize box, 8 oversize folders)
Collection Number: ms2018
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Ellis Merton Coulter (1890-1981) was an author, educator at the University of Georgia (1919-1958) and head of the History Department (1941-1958).

For more information, see the article E. Merton Coulter (1890-1981) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of original source material including biographies of prominent Georgians, correspondence of individuals and families, court records from the Superior Court of Jackson County (Ga.), records relating to the Confederate States of America and the Civil War in Georgia, reports and lists of children attending impoverished schools in Clarke County (Ga.), and records relating to slavery and the lives of enslaved people in Georgia.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection, ms2018, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 December 30.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Other related collections include the E. Merton Coulter collection, ms2345.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Adair, John, a biography

 

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Anderson, Sr. R.C., a biography

 

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Anderson, Jr., R.C., a biography

 

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Asbury, Samuel E., correspsondence received (typescripts), 1932

 

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Ballots, National and State-Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia

 

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Bank Checks, 1873-1921

 

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Barry, W.T., a biography

 

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Bedinger, G.M., a biography

 

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Bibb, G.M., a biography

 

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Bills of Lading, steamships, railroads and Express, 1835-1876

 

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Bills of Lading, 1896-1915

 

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Blackburn, Luke P., a biography

 

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Blackshear, J.W., typed copies of correspondence and memoranda

 

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Boyle, John, a biography

 

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Boyd, Lynn, a biography

 

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Bradley, William O., a biography

 

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Bramlette, Thomas E., a biography

 

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Breckinridge, John, a biography

 

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Breckinridge, John Cabel, a biography

 

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Breckinridge, Robert J., a biography

 

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Breckinridge, W.C.P., a biography

 

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Brown, John, a biography

 

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Brown, John Young, a biography

 

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Bryan, Ellen Newell, misc. layout maps, 1959

 

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Buckner, S.B., a biography

 

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Bullock, Rufus B., his name on a letterhead

 

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Butler, Edward, Diary (typed copy)

 

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Butler, William O., a biography

 

1	29	Cade, D.B. - Correspondence and ledger, 1880-1886
		Papers include correspondence, an account book, receipts, and invoices pertaining to his ownership of the Savannah Valley Flouring Mills (Overton, Elbert County, Ga.) and later to his business ventures in Mt. Carmel, South Carolina. The account book contains a record of days worked and accounts for workers at his mill or brickyard.

 

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Cade, D.B. - Correspondence and reciepts, 1887-1903

 

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 , Calhoun, John - Letter to Wilson Lumpkin, 1847 April 6

The collection consists of a letter from John C. Calhoun to Wilson Lumpkin dated April 6, 1847. In the letter Calhoun discusses the war with Mexico, President James Polk's acquisition of land in the Northwest (Oregon Treaty), trade with Mexico, tariffs, U.S. politics, and the presidential candidates for the 1848 election.

John C. Calhoun (1806-1850), lawyer, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Cabinet official, and Vice-President of the United States, resided in South Carolina.

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Calhoun, Phinizy F., Atlanta doctor, expert on eye service-correspondence, 1912

 

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Calling Cards

 

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Carlisle, John G., a biography

 

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Census, United States, No. 10, 1880

 

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Chase, William H.-correspondence to, 1853

 

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Church, Alonzo, a biography

 

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Civil War - correspondence re: slavery

Letter -- to Mr. J. E. Saunders from E. McClanahan, 1862 November 1

Contains names of enslaved persons

"The No. of slaves that have been taken from Lawrence, [County, Alabama] by the Federal Army", 1863

Contains names of enslaving families. Enslaved persons are enumerated, not named

Affidavit -- thirteen enslaved persons "carried to Corinth" [includes two handwritten versions], 1862

Contains names of enslaved persons with biographical histories. Affidavit likely composed by James E. Saunders

Letter -- from James E. Saunders to Hugh Jones, 1862 December 9

Contains names of enslaved persons. "I send you as my agent to get my negro men from Corinth."

Receipt "of six Negroe men from Mr. James E. Saunders" , 1862 August 29

Contains names of enslaved persons

Receipt "of five negro men from Mr. James E. Saunders", 1862 August 26

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to James E. Saunders from Governor John Shorter, 1862 February 22

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to P. W. White from J. M. Chambers, I. T. Bozeman [?], and W. H. Young, 1862 December 24

Contains names of enslaved persons

Affidavit -- discharge of an enslaved man named Moses (60), 1864 September 10

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. N. A. Birge from L. Cleveland, 1864 February 1864

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. C. C. Davenport from N. A. Birge, 1864 April 27

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- from Rice N. Daniel to "Capt.", 1864 July 4

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. N. A. B. [?] from J. R. Russeu , 1864 August 22

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. N. A. Birge from A. S. Huey, 1864 September 30

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. N. A. Birge from L. W. Johnson, 1864 October 26

Contains names of enslaved persons

Letter -- to Capt. N. A. Birge from Capt. A. Q. M. , 1864 October 5

Contains names of enslaved persons

Affidavit of J. W. B. Harrell, 1864 December 30

Contains names of enslaved persons

Affidavit of Capt. N. A. Birge , 1865 January

Contains names of enslaved persons

Document containing names of enslaved persons

Contains names of enslaved persons

Document containing names of enslaved persons

Contains names of enslaved persons

 

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Civil War - correspondence (typed copies)

 

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Civil War-Prison Diary,(typed copy)

 

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Civil War-Marsh, Solomon A., correspondence

 

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Civil war painting (print)

 

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Clarke, Elijah-correspondence about him, 1794

 

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Clark, John-Order for appointment, 1821

 

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Clay, Cassius M., a biography

 

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Clay, Green, a biography

 

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Clay, Henry, a biography

 

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Cobb, Howell-correspondence bank checks, reciepts, 1868-1871

 

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Cobb, Howell Jr.-correspondence to, 1896-1898

 

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Cobb, T.R.R.-correspondence to, 1854-1860

 

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Cofer, M.H., a biography

 

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Commissions, given by Georgia Governors, 1823-1883

 

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Confederate States of America-Archives after the War, correspondence to General Patrick, 1865

 

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Confederate States of America-Appomatox, copies of orders, 1865

 

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Confederate States of America-Appomatox, R.E. Lee surrender orders no. 9 with facsimile

 

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Confederate States of America-Arsenals

 

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Confederate States of America-Bank Checks, cancelled

 

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Confederate States of America-Bond Certificates, 1863-1864

 

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Confederate States of America and Georgia - Bonds, 1862-1868

 

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Confederate States of America-Conscription Papers

 

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Confederate States of America-correspondence, miscellaneous

 

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Confederate States of America-Cotton

 

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Confederate States of America-Court procedures relative to Confederate debts, postwar

 

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Confederate States of America-Deserters, correspondence

 

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Confederate States of America-Discharge of Soldiers

 

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Confederate States of America-Election of Military Officers

 

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Confederate States of America-Exemption from Conscription, discharge from the Army

 

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Confederate States of America-Express Co.

 

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Confederate States of America-Flag designs

 

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Confederate States of America-Forms (blank)

 

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Confederate States of America-Generals, postwar

 

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Confederate States of America-Impressment

 

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Confederate States of America-Invalid Corps

 

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Confederate States of America-Maps (C.W.)

 

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Confederate States of America-Medical, hospitals

 

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Confederate States of America-Miscellaneous

 

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Confederate States of America-Oath of Allegiance to U.S.A. and Confederate States of America, 1861-1865

 

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Confederate States of America-Pardons, after the War

 

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Confederate States of America-Paroled Soldiers

 

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Confederate States of America-Pensions, after the War

 

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Confederate States of America-Provost Marshall, passports

 

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Confederate States of America-Post Office Department

 

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Confederate States of America-Prisoners of War, correspondence

 

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Confederate States of America-Fort Pulaski, correspondence regarding the capture, 1862

 

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Confederate States of America-Relief Activities

 

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Confederate States of America-Reunion, Atlanta Battlefield, 1900

 

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Confederate States of America-Taxes

 

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Confederate States of America-Telegraph Company - Telegrams

 

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Confederate States of America-Veterans, 1896-1898

 

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Confederate States of America-Voting in the Army, Civil elections

 

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Confederate States of America-Whiskey, distillation of

 

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Confederate States of America-Work details, correspondence

 

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Coolidge, Calvin-correspondence with signature, 1928

 

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Cooper, Hamilton-document concerning warrants, 1860

 

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Correspondence, miscellaneous I, 1810-1913

 

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Coulter, E.M.-Journal read to the Newtonian Literary Society

 

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Counterfeit Bills, with correspondence, 1839-1855

 

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Courts, Superior of Georgia I, Cases with U.S. Revenue Stamps, 1864-1869

 

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Courts, Supreme of Georgia, 1815-1887

 

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Courts, Supreme of North Carolina, 1806

 

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Courts, Supreme of Tennessee, 1852-1855

 

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Courts, Supreme of Virginia, 1815-1822

 

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Court Documents, miscellaneous, 1821-1867

 

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Crittenden, George B., a biography

 

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Crittenden, John J., a biography

 

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Crittenden, Thomas L., a biography

 

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Cuyler, Telamon-miscellaneous

 

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Davenport, Harbert Files I, typed copies of correspondence

 

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Davis, Garret, a biography

 

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Davis, Winnie-correspondence, 1887

 

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Desha, Joseph, a biography

 

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"The Devil in the Wolf-pen", a story of frontier life on the Ocmulgee River

 

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Edwards, John, a biography

 

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Envelopes, blank, some post marked

 

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Ernest, D.L., Physics Professor in State Normal School, Athens, Georgia-postcard, 1899

 

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Faucheraud, John, Senior Judge in S.C.-Court document, 1818

 

4	16	Flournoy, J. Jacobus, letters to Howell Cobb, 1836-1868
		The collection consists of letters from John J. Flournoy to his cousin Howell Cobb from 1836-1868. The letters discuss political matters, government involvement in the California gold mines, and the Cave Springs Deaf and Dumb School (Floyd County, Ga.)
	John Jacobus Flournoy (1800?-1879), eccentric and reformer, resided in Jackson County, Georgia.

 

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Frank, Leo-postcard and correspondence with signature, 1899

 

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Gayarre, Charles, author and Secretary of State for Louisiana.-Government documents, 1850

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents-Establishment of, 1745

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents, 1768

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents-Inventory of Thomas Peacock Estate, 1772

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents-land, miscellaneous, 1763-1781

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents-Trustees, 1756-1760

 

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Georgia, Colonial Documents- Meeting of the Trustees, 1772

 

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Georgia Indentures, 1807

 

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Georgia-memorandum, bill, 1878-1890

 

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Georgia, University of - "The Caldron", Vol. 3, No. 1 , 1848

 

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Georgia, University of-correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1826-1925

 

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Georgia, University of-correspondence, re Phi Kappa and Demosthenian, typed copies, 1833-1901

 

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Georgia, University of-Invitations to Phi Kappa oratories, 1889-1900

 

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Georgia, University of-Land Documents, 1808-1824

 

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Georgia, University of-miscellaneous, (photograph, envelopes, exams, programs, invitations)

 

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Georgia, University of-Session Reports on Howell Cobb, William Mitchell, 1830-1857

 

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Georgia, University of-Tuition receipts from William Mitchell, 1822-1825

 

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Gilmer, George-printed correspondence and Memorial Program, 1829-1883

 

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Gold in California - Court cases, 1855-1856

 

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Gold in California - Court cases, 1857-1858

 

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Gold in California - Gold mines and correspondence, 1855-1859

 

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Greenup, Christopher, a biography

 

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Gresham, John J.-correspondence to, 1843-1846

 

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Hardin, Ben, a biography

 

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Hardin, Martin, a biography

 

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Harod, James, a biography

 

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Historical Highway markers

 

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Hopkins, Samuel, a biography

 

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Horse trading, 1815-1816

 

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Houston, William, a biography

 

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Howard, Benjamin, a biography

 

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Jackson, Joseph, in state Auditor's Office, Richmond Va.-copies of Rev. War Documents

 

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Jackson, Joseph I-correspondence, 1805-1830

 

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Jackson, Joseph II-correspondence, 1832-1865

 

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Jackson, Joseph III-ledgers and receipts

 

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Jackson, Stonewall, a biographical sketch

 

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Jacob, Richard Taylor, a biography

 

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Jett, Thomas-Affidavit, 1811

 

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Jones, Noble Wymberley, a biography

 

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King, John Pendleton, a biography

 

5	22	King, Thomas Butler - correspondence to, 1827-1829
		The collection consists of correspondence to Thomas Butler King which documents King's law practice and business concerns. Of particular interest is a letter (October 25, 1830) discussing land surveys in Georgia, land lotteries, bills before the General Assembly, and gold mining in North Georgia. Correspondents include John R. Stanford, John M. Gray, and W. Pemberton.
	Thomas Butler King (1800-1864) was a planter, lawyer, and politician who resided in Glynn County, Georgia.

 

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King, Thomas Butler - correspondence to, 1830-1840

 

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King, Thomas Butler, a biography

 

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Lamar, Zachariah-correspondence, 1810

 

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Lampley, Benjamin-correspondence to Howell Cobb, A.H. Stephens, Robert Toombs, 1856

 

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Land Documents-Kentucky, 1832

 

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Land Documents-South Carolina, 1839

 

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Lawton, James - Presidential Pardon , 1866

 

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Legal Documents-Ohio, re Citizenship, 1841

 

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Legal and Land Documents-Alabama, 1854-1857

 

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Legal and Land Documents-North Carolina, 1846

 

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Lottery Tickets and other lottery leaflets, found in the old William H. Crawford house near Crawford,Georgia

 

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Lumpkin, J.H., lawyer, Justice of Georgia Supreme Court-correspondence, 1895-1911

 

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Magoffin, Beriah, a biography

 

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Marshall, Humphrey, a biography

 

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Marshall, Humphrey, a biography

 

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Marshall, James Markham, a biography

 

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Marshall, Louis, a biography

 

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Marshall, Thomas Alexander, a biography

 

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Martin Institute - Court documents about William D. Martin, 1816-1855

 

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Martin Institute - Court documents about William D. Martin, 1855-1856

 

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Mell, Patrick Hues, a biography

 

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Miscellaneous material

 

6	5	Godfrey Barnsley papers, 1834-1870
		The collection consists of printed bulletins pertaining to shipping and the import and export of commodities, especially cotton, in Augusta and Savannah (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.), Charleston (S.C.), and New Orleans (La.), as well as letters to Godfrey Barnsley regarding crop production, cotton trade, and local news of Savannah or Macon.
	Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873) was a cotton factor and merchant, resided in Savannah (Ga.), New Orleans (La.), and North Georgia.

 

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Mitchell, David B.-correspondence, typed, 1793-1818

 

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Mitchell, William L.-correspondence to C.J. Jenkins., 1878

 

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Moore, R.D.-written note

 

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Mclver, Charles D.-correspondence, 1905

 

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McPherson, J.H.T.-correspondence, 1938-1942

 

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Newspapers-leaflets and broadsides, 1844-1859

 

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Newspapers-receipts, 1816-1888

 

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Oconee Hill Cemetery by Charlotte Thomas Marshall

 

6	14-16	Oliver Family Papers - miscellaneous papers, notebook, 1812-1894
		The collection consists of correspondence from Shelton Oliver to his wife Martha W. Oliver while he was tending a sick uncle in Mandarin, Florida and letters from John T. Oliver to his wife Lizzie Gilmore Oliver, while serving in Company B of the 9th Mississippi Battalion near Dalton (Ga.) during the Atlanta Campaign.

 

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Orr, Gustavus J., a biography

 

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Overby, B.H., candidate for Governor of Georgia in 1855 on Temperance Party ticket-correspondence, 1856

 

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Patterson, A.H.-Courtesy Card

 

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Peale, Rembrant-Ticket to his lecture on "Washington and his Generals"

 

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Peters, Richard, a biography

 

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Phinizy, Ferdinand, a biography

 

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Plantation supplies and foreclosures, 1879-1899

 

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Poe, Washington-correspondence, 1826

 

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Post Cards, used and unused

 

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Post Offices in Georgia, 1846 1849

 

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Powell, L.W., a biography

 

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Preston, William, a biography

 

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Price Current Sheets, 1830-1870

 

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Proctor, John Robert, a biography

 

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Promissory notes, and barter note, 1803-1915

 

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Promissary notes with U.S. Rev. imprints, 1801

 

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Promotion letter, Georgia Militia, 1825

 

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Quillian, M.P.-correspondence to, 1835-1849

 

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Railroads, 1844-1905

 

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Receipts, miscellaneous

 

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Reconstruction, 1865

 

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Ritchie, Thomas-correspondence, 1851

 

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Robertson, George, a biography

 

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Rowan, John, a biography

 

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Schools, Georgia-Agreement to teach school, 1819-1820

 

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Schools, Georgia-Clarke County - miscellaneous, 1860-1863

 

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Schools, Georgia-Clarke County Poor Schools, 1846-1870

 

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Schools, Georgia - Indictment on Poor School Fraud, 1829

 

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Schools, Georgia-Clarke County - Reports, 1861-1863

 

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Schools, Georgia - correspondence, 1851-1858

"deaf mutes", school payments, "poor school fund"

 

8	2	Schools, Georgia - correspondence with transcripts, 1829-1858
		Poor school fund; letters from Henry F. York writing from Sheltonville mentions the Know-Nothings and Roman Catholics

 

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Schools, Georgia-correspondence, John Forsyth to Thomas King regarding poor school fund, 1829

 

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Schools, Georgia - Free School, Jackson County, 1827

 

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Schools, Georgia - Jones County Poor School Fund Records, 1829-1837

 

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Schools, Georgia - Law - Jackson County Poor School; Jefferson school districts, 1859

 

8	7	Schools, Georgia-miscellaneous
		Includes tuition bills, notes, teacher survey, number of Poor Children assessed to each county, poor school fund

 

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Schools, Georgia - Mison Academy, 1816-1817

 

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Schools, Georgia - Orr, Gustavus, J. witness for a trust, 1848

 

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Schools, Georgia-Teacher Certification, 1859-1863

 

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Schools, Georgia-Trustees of Common School, 1839

 

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Schools, Georgia - Testimony given at the trial of Thomas Carr for whipping a child, 1844

 

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Schools in Georgia (lists of teachers), 1832-1835

 

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Segregation, in railroad cars, 1899

 

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Shipp, J.E.D., lawyer and book dealer, author of The Life of William H. Crawford-correspondence, 1900

 

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Simmons, Thomas J., a biography

 

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Simmons, William E., a biography

 

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Slavery - bills of sale Access Online

Sale of "negro man slave named Ishmael" from Alexander Wylly of Christ Church Parish to Charles Wiliam Mackinon of Skidaway for 100 pounds (1774). Sale of "a negro man named Charles" from John Dews to Mary Ansley of the City of Savannah for $400 (1829)

Bill of sale -- from John J. Dews to Mary Ansley, 1829 October 21

Names enslaved persons

Bill of sale -- from Alexander Wylly to Charles William Mackinon, 1774 October 12

Names enslaved persons

 

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Slavery-Confederate States of America, bills of sale of enslaved persons, requisitions, receipts Access Online

Receipt of payment -- to F. Nichols, 1864

Includes receipts for arresting and delivering "runaway negro (teamster) in the employ of Capt. N. A. Birge"

Receipt of payment -- to Barth Figures [?], 1864 April 13

Payments describe enslaved persons [unnamed]

Receipt of payment -- to H. A. Cutret [?], 1864 May 31

Payment for hire of "negro named Austin"

Receipt of payment -- to A. Journeyghan [?], 1864 July 20

Payment for "services of 1 negro boy named Dave"

Receipt of payment -- to R. R. Sessions, 1864 June 30

hire of wagons and "negroes named Israel, Dick, Smith, Alfred, and Joe"

Receipt of payment -- to A. T. Shark , 1864 April 30

Payment for "hire of negro man Elick"

Receipt of payment -- to William O'Bannon , 1863

Payment for hire of equipment and enslaved persons [unnamed]

Affidavit of Capt. Charles L. Ridgely [?], receipt of enslaved persons, 1865 February

"Received of Mr. W. A. Carr two negroe slaves, Ephram, Cobb Reuben impressed by the [Government]"

Receipt of payment -- to J. Denson, 1863 December 31

Payment of "services of one negro Boy as teamster." Enslaved person is unnamed

Receipt -- Captain Charles L. Ridgely, 1865 February 23

Received of Wm. A. Carr the following named Negroes: Dave [and] Frank... for Government employ"

Receipt of payment -- to J. W. Webb, 1863 December 21

Payment for hire of enslaved person [unnamed], "negro driver"

Articles of Agreement [blank form] -- Captain William McMasters , 1864

Form stipulates conditions to exempt enslaved persons from impressment into Confederate service

Bill of sale -- from J. W. B. Edwards to Susan Montgomery, 1862 April 22

Names enslaved person, Anna (18). "A mutto girl slave for life ... a good seamstress [and] hairdresser [and] chamber maid"

 

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Slavery documents -- correspondence from enslaved person, impressment receipts, court case, and others, 1846-1854 Access Online

Letter -- from Charles Covey to "Mr. Coole" [or Cook], 1853 November 30

Letter from Charles Covey regarding his freedom status, he was registered as a free person at the Clerks Office in Milledgeville, but has been recently sold back into bondage. He states "the men that came after me took me to [Memphis] Tenessee and after whipping me untill my back was raw from my [?] to the back of my neck they then sent me to this place and sold me."

Also states: "James Rutherford in the city of Macon is my [lawyer] and can tell you all about these things"

Office of Impressment -- "Negroes to be worked on military defences [sic]" , 1864 November 29

Impressment receipt for enslaved men named Carter (24) and Sibo. Received of William Jones of Columbus

Impressment receipts -- "Slaves, furnished the Confederate States for service on the Coast", 1864 December 1

Names enslaved person Alec, and his enslaver, James Locks. District of Greenville in Charleston, South Carolina

Affidavit -- character references for John Lee, freed person, 1846

Includes signatures of Thomas Benton, Alfred Dawson, Withe Mangum, and others

Order -- guardianship of Thomas Jefferson Early (21), freed person

Order that John Davis be appointed guardian of Thomas Jefferson Early

Impressment order, and impressment receipt for enslaved person Davia [Daria] (30), 1865

Impressment order to William. A. Carr to provide two "able bodied male slaves." Tallahassee, Florida.

Impressment receipt names enslaver William A. Carr of Leon County, Florida

State of Georgia vs. Thompson Mcguire, offence of misdemeanor for assaulting Francis Allen, a free woman of color, 1854 August

Offence of misdemeanor for assaulting Francis Allen. Jackson County

 

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Slavery, hiring of enslaved persons, 1819-1838 Access Online

Hiring receipt -- agreement between Green Wood and Pucket Wood for hire of enslaved girl [unnamed], 1819 January 7

Hiring receipt -- from William Jones to Mrs. Susan Pace, 1860

Names enslaved person Joe

Hiring receipt -- agreement between Harrison Thurman and Jesse J. Shotwell, 1838 January 31

Names enslaved person Sandy

Note -- from H. C. Appleby to J. Javin, 1855 December 22

Names enslaved person Ransom, to transport 1/2 gallon of whisky

 

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Slavery, importation of enslaved persons, 1787, 1820 Access Online

Affidavit of import of enslaved persons, 1787 December 11

David Burs, master of the sloop Savannah. Ebenezer Whiting, enslaver. Connecticut

Bond -- John and David Burgan, 1820 December 27

Stipulation of bond. Jackson County, Georgia. Sheriff William Potts

The State of Georgia versus William Anderson, 1819 September

Charge for illegally importing into Georgia the enslaved people Chancy, Aley, Sally, Roger and George

William Anderson versus John M. Burgan, 1821 March

Case for a malicious prosecution. May name enslaved persons

 

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Slavery - Isuardi, Francis, copy of Will (Barnwell District, South Carolina), 1819 Access Online

 

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Slavery records (medical) - Estate of William Jones, 1843-1866 Access Online

Includes expenses of medical visits and prescriptions for the family and enslaved people including attending women in labor. Also, includes a list of the enslaved and their ages in 1850 and undated list of 32 field hands.See item descriptions

Receipt of medical services and note -- John M. Thomas to William Jones, 1854, 1853

Names enslaved persons Mary Ann and Henry

Receipt of medical services -- John M. Thomas to William Jones, 18

Names enslaved person, Taylor. Described as a boy. Medical treatments over four consecutive days

Two receipts of medical services -- Joseph A. Eve, 1845, 1842

Receipt of medical services -- J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1867

Names enslaved person Frank

Receipt ledger of medical services -- J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1867, 1868

Names enslaved persons Frank. No other persons named specifically. Signed by John T. Smith January 22 1868

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. and J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1852

Names enslaved persons Cynthia, Mary Dunn, Jack, Joanha, Frank, Jim, George, Susan's younger child [unnamed], Tom, Harriet, Billy, Rural [or Ruval], Sophia, Levi, Henry, Dread, Susan, Mary Molark, Mary Dunn, Isaac, Big Isaac, Big Matilda, Albert, William, Simon, Lorenzo

Receipt of medical services, to H. J. Smith -- from William Jones, guardian of Miss Judith Keith, 1843

Names enslaved persons Robert, Lizy's child [unnamed], Nelson, James, Ezekiel, William and his son [unnamed], Sauney, Vina, Jane, Ailsey, Ruben, Billy, Ruben B

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. and J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1853

Names enslaved persons Mary Molark, Dread, Blanely, Mary D., Mildred, Mary, Matilda, Taylor, Ruval [?], Charity (in labor), Eliza [or Elizer], Green, Patrick, John, Judah, Sophia, Edmond, Sibo, Sarah, Mary D.'s child [?], Parthenia, Elizabeth, Mealindy, Simon, Charles, Hiny, Albert, Garnett, Ben, Clara, Jack, Grace, Arnner [?], Ingram, Blach [?], Freeman, Moses, Logan, Winny, Zach, Taylor, Josephine, Sam, Henrietta

Receipt ledger of medical services -- Thomas J. McKie [?] to William Jones, 1853

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1854

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1855

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- J. T. Smith to William Jones, 1856

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- J. A. Eve, 1856 July

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- Levis D. Fora, 1845

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- W. P. Diamond, 1854

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- Paul F. Eve, 1848

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- W. H. R. Campbell, 1851

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- John M. Thomas, 1850

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- John M. Thomas, 1849

Names enslaved person

Receipt of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1842

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- J. T. Smith, 1864

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1851

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1850

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- W. H. Robert, 1842

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1849

Names enslaved person

"A List of Hands"

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1844

Names enslaved person

Receipt ledger of medical services -- H. J. Smith, 1845

Names enslaved person

"The Number of Negroes at this time", 1850 October 20

Names enslaved person

 

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Slavery records -- William Jones, bills of sale, receipts, 1832-1867 Access Online

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from James Boatwright, 1832 January 14

Names the enslaved person Henry

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Leon P. Dugas, 1833 December 10

Names the enslaved person York

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from J. Burton, 1833 July 18

Names the enslaved person Stepney

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Oliver Simpson, 1834 August 7

Names the enslaved person William (15)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from John Chain, 1835 March 11

Names the enslaved person Logan (carpenter, age 30)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from James Peay, 1839

Names the enslaved person Moses (age 30)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones, Turner Clanton, and George W. Crawford (Executors of the estate of Marshall Keith, deceased) from Judith Keith, 1842 January 22

Names the enslaved person Bob (50); Ned (30); Ulysses (27); Sally (27) and her children, Daniel (10), Maria (8), Harriet (5), Milly (3); Judy (22) and her child Charlotte (and another child, unnamed); Hannah (21) and her child Roy; Priss (17) and her child Margaret; Sylva (15); Daphne (13)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Sarah M. Dillard, 1850 December 31

Names the enslaved person Henry (24)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Thomas C. Suead [?], 1856 January 1856

Names the enslaved person Louisa (cook, 24)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Hickle and Wilson, 1858 October 9

Names the enslaved person Alceay [?] (19)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Joshua B. Griffin, 1858 January 5

Names the enslaved person Tom and Sauney

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Thomas H. Watkens, 1858 September 29

Names the enslaved person Abraham (50-60)

Receipt and two bills of sale

One receipt of payment by William Jones and two bills of sale to William Jones. Bills of sale from Ishmael Keith and Minny Keith. Bill of sale name an enslaved woman Blanch (16). The other bill of sale is for a tract of land

Receipt of payment -- to William P. Yarborough for "Negroes Crops Corn and fodder", 1844 July 11

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from A. Alexander, 1844 April 13

Names the enslaved person Morning [or Mormony]

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Thomas J. Jennings, 1848 January 8

Names the enslaved person Ruel

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Joseph Woods, 1836 May 14

Names the enslaved person Jane (20) and son William

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from H. W. Yargo, 1850 August 20

Names the enslaved person Betsy

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Joseph Woods, 1837 July 28

Names the enslaved persons Mary and her child Betsy

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Charles Hammond, 1844 December 10

Names the enslaved person Winney and her son Isaac

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Simmons and Hartness, 1836 March 17

Names the enslaved person Jim (18)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from J. and D. Morrison, 1835 January 13

Names the enslaved person Amy

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Thomas W. E. Beale, 1849 October 26

Names the enslaved person Frank

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Joseph Woods, 1837 August 3

Names the enslaved person Jack

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from John M. Turner, 1835 December 3

Names the enslaved person Dave (13)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Joseph Woods, 1842 May 11

Names the enslaved person Catty (12)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from J. W. Park, 1848 January 7

Names the enslaved person Edmund (13)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Samuel Taner (for Jane Vallerton), 1857 November 22

Names the enslaved person Louisa (20 or 22)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Charles Hammond, 1846 May 29

Names the enslaved person Isaac

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from A. P. Robertson, 1848 February 8

Names the enslaved person John

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from James Boatwright, 1833 September 25

Names the enslaved persons Tom and Henry

Receipts of payment from William Jones to others, 18

Payments for bank shares

Receipt ledger for payments from William Jones to Isaac Ramsay, 18

Purchases of shoes for enslaved persons

Envelope titled "Receipts for Negroes that has been Empressed [sic] belonging to W Jones", delete

Actual receipts not present

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from L. P. and J. C. Dugas, 1837 August

Names the enslaved person Phil Willcox (22)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Washington Lawson, 1838 December

Names the enslaved person Overton

Bill of sale -- to Thomas Dwyer, 1840 February

Names the enslaved person Mary (35)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from Thomas Dwyer, 1840 February

Names the enslaved person Mary (32)

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from John M. Forward, 1843 March 23

Names the enslaved person Lorenzo

Bill of sale -- to William Jones from W. W. Hall, 1843 March 23

Names the enslaved person Taylor

 

8	25	Slavery - Jones, William, correspondence, 1841-1842 Access Online
		Includes receipt for advertisment "runaway negro" and letter regarding runaways; letters regarding purchasing or selling enslaved men and women. One letter from Pleasant Stovall discusses a house servant named Iris, "her temper is the only objection, which I am unwilling to attempt to curb by whipping in an servant"

 

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Bills of sale -- County of Richmond -- County of Columbia, 1841, 1842

Bill of sale -- Estate of Paul Fitzsimons to William Jones, 1846 February 3

Names enslaved persons

Bill of sale -- Executors of the last will and testament of Marshall Keith to Isham Keith, 1842 June 28

Names enslaved persons

 

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Slavery - Keith, Marshall, medical records, sales records and correspondence, 1815-1850 Access Online

Estate papers related to enslaved men and women: Jack (age 20), Lewis (age 14), Malinda (age 22) and her children Aggy and Mildred, Bob, Ned, Ulysses, Sally and her children Daniel, Marial Harriet, Milly, Judy and child Charlotte, Hannah and child Roy, Pris Margaret and Sylvia, Dappe. List of sold enslaved people sold along with prices. List of familes including husbands, wives and children. Letter regarding Daniel who ran away from William Jones and was caught. Receipts for medical treatment for enslaved people.

 

8	27	Slavery - miscellaneous Access Online
		Includes receipt for medical services rendered the "negroes of [William] Dunn" and others. Receipts for the purchase of enslaved people: Henry (age 8), Amy (age 16), Curnby [?], Silvia. Reimbusement for burying "a drowned negro man Stewart - McElhannon's saw mill".

 

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Slavery - Oglethorpe County record book, 1818-1846 Access Online

 

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Slavery - Permit to travel for Albert Simez on a steam boat , 1855 Access Online

 

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Slavery - Petition, re: removal of slaves to Africa, 1850 Access Online

 

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Slavery - Prices for taxation, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 1830-1839 Access Online

 

8	32	Slavery - Slave trials, 1797-1853 Access Online
		Includes documents regarding enslaved Abraham (Abram), belonging to Nathan Atkinson, sentenced to death for stealing and letters of character requesting mercy. State of Louisiana vs. Slave Gilbert for "attempt to commit rape on the person of a white women". State vs. Slave Frank, property of F. Hardy, warrent of Execution. State of La. vs. G. Carny, "negro man named Isaac tried and convicted" and sentenced to lashes on bare back and to wear irons for six months.

 

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Smith, Birdie Cobb-correspondence, 1902-1912

 

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Smith, Jennie, from the Lucy Cobb Institute-correspondence, 1894

 

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Social Amenities-invitations, 1850-1859

 

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Sosnowski, C.-correspondence, 1892

 

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The Southern Cultivator-correspondence, 1896-1907

 

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Southern Farm and Home-correspondence, 1870

 

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Speed, James, a biography

 

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Speer, Emory-correspondence, 1894-1912

 

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Starnes, H.N., Professor of Agriculture at University of Georgia - correspondence, 1902

 

8	42	Stephens, Alexander H. - correspondence with typed copies, 1844-1875
		The collection consists of letters from Stephens in Washington, D.C. to his brothers discussing his activities in Congress, the disputed Texas boundary, and problems between the North and South as well as letters to William L. Mitchell pertaining to the University of Georgia law school and Stephens' activities as a Trustee. The bulk of the collection consists of typescript copies of letters from Stephens to William H. Fleming. The letters mainly focus on U.S. politics including legislation before Congress; Stephens' opinion of Samuel Tilden, Ulysses S. Grant, and James Blaine; fraud in the 1872 Louisiana Governor's election; the Republican Party; railroad construction in the South; attacks upon Stephens in the newspapers; and Stephens' nomination (1882) for Georgia Governor.
	Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883), lawyer, politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America.

 

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Stephens, Alexander H. - copies of correspondence, originals owned by William Fleming, 1877-1882

 

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Stephens, Alexander H. - miscellaneous

 

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Stevenson, John W.-a biography

 

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Stock Certificates, Georgia Railroad and Banking Co., 1842-1874

 

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Switzerland Legation-correspondence to Hoke Smith, 1922

 

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Tax, Cotton, 1865

 

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Tax, U.S. Direct and Internal Revenue, 1866-1867

 

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Telfair, Edward, a biography

 

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Thompson, Mrs. Jacob-calling cards and correspondence

 

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Thomson, Charles, Secretary of Continental Congress-3 documents with signatures, 1785

 

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Tuck, H.C., Athens lawyer and judge-correspondence, 1890-1908

 

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Underwood, J.R., a biography

 

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Vrooman, Carl, publicist-correspondence, 1925

 

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Washington, Booker T.-correspondence, 1905

 

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Welch, R.H., founder of John Birch Society-correspondence, 1914

 

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White, George, a biography

 

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White, W.N., a biography

 

9	11	Wilcox, C.P.-correspondence, 1893
	Cyprian P. Willcox, professor of modern languages at the University of Georgia.

 

9	12	Wilcox, C.P.-typed copy of diary, 1852
		The first diary (1844-1845) describes a trip Willcox made from up north to Columbus, Georgia. He discusses the voyage from New York to Savannah, his overland journey, and extensive details regarding the social life in Columbus. The 1852 diary was written during an European trip and describes the people, places, and social life he encountered.

 

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Wilcox, C.P.-Diary, miscellaneous, 1850

 

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Wilcox, C.P.-Diary

 

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Wilcox, C.P.-Diary, typed copy, incomplete

 

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Willingham Family Papers I, 1829-1877

 

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Willingham Family Papers II, 1879-1901

 

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Wilson, James H. - correspondence, 1912

 

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Yazoo Land Fraud Petition with signatures, 1796

 

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York, John G.-correspondence to, 1830-1855

 

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Barrow, Lucy-composition book

 

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Account Book, 1917-1919

 

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Pocket Diary, 1856

 

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Notebook, 1850-1859

 

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Notebook

 

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Library Record Book, 1904-1912

 

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Book of Orders, Provost Marshals Office, 1864

 

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Notebook

 

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Notebook, 1850-1859

 

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Ledger, 1859-1862

 

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Deed Book, 1830-1839

 

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Account Book by L. Schevenell and Co., Athens, Georgia, 1875-1876

 

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Account Book by an Athens, Georgia Business Firm, 1876 1877

 

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Store Account Book, 1826-1827

 

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Store Account Book, 1836-1845

 

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Bench Docket, 1799-1803

 

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Church seating chart and House plan

 

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Printed poster of "The General" steam engine

 

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Topographical and railroad maps (1 of 2)

 

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Topographical and railroad maps (2 of 2)

 

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Miscellaneous documents