Brooks-Estes-Taylor papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Brooks-Estes-Taylor papers
Creator: Brooks family
Inclusive Dates: 1827-1954
Language(s): English
Extent: 22.3 Linear Feet 44 document boxes, 3 oversized folders
Collection Number: ms2533
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

Brooks-Estes papers center around Walker Brooks, of Penfield, Ga., and his wife, Harriet (Estes) Brooks, including personal correspondence from family and friends, and business correspondence regarding Brooks's plantation in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Papers of John Taylor chiefly relate to his law practice in Summerville, Georgia, and includes Chattooga County, Ga., court documents and records, and printed material, chiefly relating to education and law.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Placed on deposit, 1987 and purchased 1988.

Preferred Citation

Brooks-Estes-Taylor papers, ms2533, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 September 11.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Brooks Business Correspondence
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1	1	1827
1	2	1836
1	3	1840
1	4	1842
1	5	1843
1	6	1845
1	7	1846
1	8	1847
1	9	1848
1	10	1849
1	11	1850
1	12	1851
1	13	1852
1	14	1853
1	15	1854
1	16	1855
1	17	1856
1	18	1857
1	19	1858 January-June
1	20	1858 July-September
1	21	1858 October-December
1	22	1859 January-February
1	23	1859 March-April
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2	1	1859 June-August
2	2	1859 September-December
2	3	1860 January-February
2	4	1860 March-April
2	5	1860 May
2	6	1860 July-December
2	7	1861 January-February
2	8	1861 March-May
2	9	1861 June-December
2	10	1862
2	11	1863
2	12	1864
2	13	1865
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3	1	1866
3	2	1867
3	3	1868 February-June
3	4	1868 July-December
3	5	1869 January-March
3	6	1869 April-June
3	7	1869 July-September
3	8	1869 October-December
3	9	1870 January-March
3	10	1870 April-May
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4	1	1870 June-August
4	2	1870 September-December
4	3	1871 January-March
4	4	1871 April-June
4	5	1871 July-September
4	6	1871 October-December
4	7	1872 January-March
4	8	1872 April-May
4	9	1872 June-July
4	10	1872 August-September
4	11	1872 October-December
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5	1	1873 January-June
5	2	1873 July-December
5	3	1874 January-March
5	4	1874 April-December
5	5	1875
5	6	1876 January-July
5	7	1876 August-December
5	8	1877
5	9	1878
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6	1	1879
6	2	1870-1879
6	3	1880 January-August
6	4	1881
6	5	1882
6	6	1883
6	7	1884
6	8	1885
6	9	1887
6	10	Undated correspondence

 

2. Taylor Business and Legal Correspondence
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7	1	1855
7	2	1856
7	3	1858 February-June
7	4	1858 July-December
7	5	1859 January-May
7	6	1859 June-July
7	7	1859 August-December
7	8	1860 January-June
7	9	1860 July-December
7	10	1861
7	11	1862
7	12	1867
7	13	1868
7	14	1869 February-July
7	15	1869 September-December
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8	1	1870 January-July
8	2	1870 August-December
8	3	1871 January-June
8	4	1871 July-September
8	5	1871 October-December
8	6	1872 January-April
8	7	1872 May-July
8	8	1872 August-December
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9	1	1873 January-June
9	2	1873 July-September
9	3	1873 October-December
9	4	1874 January-June
9	5	1874 July-December
9	6	1875 February-April
9	7	1875 May-October
9	8	1875 November-December
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10	1	1876 January-July
10	2	1876 August-December
10	3	1877 January-March
10	4	1877 April-May
10	5	1877 June-July
10	6	1877 August-December
10	7	1878 January-July
10	8	1878 August-October
10	9	1878 November-December
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11	1	1879 January-March
11	2	1879 April-June
11	3	1879 July
11	4	1879 August-December
11	5	1870-1879
11	6	1880
11	7	1881
11	8	1882
11	9	1883
11	10	1884
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12	1	1885 January-March
12	2	1885 April-June
12	3	1885 July-December
12	4	1886 January-May
12	5	1886 June-December
12	6	1887 January-June
12	7	1887 July-December
12	8	1888 January-April
12	9	1888 May-December
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13	1	1889 January-October
13	2	1889 November-December
13	3	1890 January-June
13	4	1890 July-December
13	5	1891
13	6	1892
13	7	1893 January-June
13	8	1893 July-December
13	9	1894
13	10	1895
13	11	1898
13	12	1899
13	13	1800-1899
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14	1	1905
14	2	1908
14	3	1909
14	4	1910
14	5	1912
14	6	1913
14	7	1914
14	8	1915 January-June
14	9	1915 July-September
14	10	1915 October-December
14	11	1916 January-March
14	12	1916 April-June
14	13	1916 July-September
14	14	1916 October
14	15	1916 November-December
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15	1	1917 January-February
15	2	1917 March-April
15	3	1917 May-October
15	4	1918
15	5	1920
15	6	1922
15	7	1931
15	8	1941
15	9	1954
15	10	Undated correspondence
15	11	Correspondence & Addressee
15	11	Unidentified

 

3. Brooks-Estes Personal Correspondence
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16	1	1836
16	2	1839
16	3	1840
16	4	1841
16	5	1842
16	6	1843
16	7	1844
16	8	1845
16	9	1846
16	10	1847
16	11	1848
16	12	1849
16	13	1850
16	14	1851
16	15	1852
16	16	1853
16	17	1854
16	18	1855
16	19	1856
16	20	1857
16	21	1858
16	22	1859
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17	1	1860
17	2	1861
17	3	1862
17	4	1863
17	5	1866
17	6	1867
17	7	1868
17	8	1869
17	9	1871 January-June
17	10	1871 September-December
17	11	1872
17	12	1873
17	13	1874
17	14	1875
17	15	1876
17	16	1877
17	17	1878
17	18	1879
17	19	1870-1879
17	20	1880
17	21	1881
17	22	1882
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18	1	1883
18	2	1884
18	3	1885
18	4	1888
18	5	1889
18	6	1900
18	7	Undated correspondence

 

4. Taylor Personal Correspondence
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19	1	1859
19	2	1861
19	3	1866
19	4	1872
19	5	1880
19	6	1881
19	7	1884
19	8	1885
19	9	1886
19	10	1887
19	11	1888
19	12	1889
19	13	1892
19	14	1911
19	15	1915
19	16	1916
19	17	1917
19	18	1922
19	19	Undated correspondence
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20		Empty Envelopes

 

5. Chattooga Co. Board of Education Papers
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21	1	Account Sheet
21	2	Teachers' accounts, 1887-1888
21	3	Teacher's contract, 1887
21	4-8	Teachers' exams

 

6. North Georgia Fruit Co., Chattooga County papers
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22	1-9	Payrolls, 1911-1924
22	10	Ledger, 1906

 

7. County Court Documents
	Chattooga Co., Georgia Court Documents.
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23	1		1842
23	2		1844
23	3		1850
23	4		1851
23	5		1853
23	6		1855
23	7		1856
23	8		1858
23	9		1859
23	10		1850-1859
23	11		1860
23	12		1861
23	13		1862
23	14		1864
23	15		1866
23	16		1867
23	17		1868
23	18		1869
23	19		1860-1869
23	20		1870
23	21		1871
23	22		1872
23	23		1873
23	24		1874
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24	1		1875
24	2		1876
24	3		1877
24	4		1877
24	5		1878
24	6		1879
24	7		1879
24	8		1879
24	9		1870-1879
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25	1-4		1880
25	5		1881
25	6		1881
25	7		1882
25	8		1883
25	9-12		1884
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26	1		1885
26	2		1885
26	3		1886
26	4		1887
26	5		1888
26	6		1889
26	7		1880-1889
26	8		1890
26	9		1891
26	10		1892
26	11		1894
26	12		1895
26	13		1897
26	14		1898
26	15		1899
26	16		1905
26	17		1907
26	18		1910
26	19		1912
26	20		1914
26	21		1915
26	22		1916
26	23		1917
26	24		1900-1917
26	25		Undated court documents
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27		Other Counties
			Alabama . Cherokee Co.1869
			Alabama . Decalb Co.1852-1872
			Georgia. Floyd Co., 1879-1922
			Georgia. Fulton Co., 1914
			Georgia. Gordon Co., 1856
			Georgia. Jasper Co., 1858-1866
			Georgia. Lowndes Co.
			Georgia. Walker Co., 1866-1869
			Georgia. Walker Co., 1874-1875
			Georgia. Walker Co., 1887-1888
			Georgia. Walker Co., 1895
			Georgia. Walker Co., 1917
			Illinois. Ogle Co., 1872
			Illinois. Peoria Co., 1866
			Mississippi. Wilkinson Co., 1822
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1804
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1809
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1810
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1811
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1826
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1828
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1829
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1840
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1841
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1846
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1849
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1854
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1855
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1858
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1859
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1860
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1861
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1862
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1863
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1866
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1867
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1868
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1870
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1871
			South Carolina. Barnwell District, 1872
			South Carolina. Barnwell District
			Tennessee. Hamilton Co., 1873
			Tennessee. Marion Co., 1894
			Unidentified Counties
			Unidentified Counties

 

8. Receipts
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28	1	1847
28	2	1848
28	3	1849
28	4	1850
28	5	1851
28	6	1852
28	7	1853
28	8	1854
28	9	1855
28	10	1856
28	11	1857
28	12	1858
28	13	1859
28	14	1859
28	15	1850-1859
28	16	1860
28	17	1861
28	18	1862
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29	1	1863
29	2	1864
29	3	1865
29	4	1866
29	5	1867
29	6	1868
29	7	1869
29	8	1870
29	9	1871
29	10	1872
29	11	1873
29	12	1874
29	13	1875
29	14	1876
29	15	1877
29	16	1878
29	17	1879
29	18	1870-1879
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30	1	1880
30	2	1881
30	3	1882
30	4	1883
30	5	1884
30	6	1885
30	7	1886
30	8	1887
30	9	1888
30	10	1890
30	11	1891
30	12	1892
30	13	1893
30	14	1894
30	15	1900
30	16	1901
30	17	1903
30	18	1904
30	19	1905
30	20	1906
30	21	1907
30	22	1908
30	23	1909
30	24	1910
30	25	1911
30	26	1912
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31	1	1913
31	2	1914
31	3	1915
31	4	1915
31	5	1915
31	6	1916
31	7	1916
31	8	1917
31	9	1917
31	10	1921
31	11	1922
31	12	1923
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32	1	1924
32	2	1930-1939
32	3	1943
32	4	1953
32	5	1954
32	6	Undated receipts

 

9. Writings

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33

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Writing, speeches

 

10. Miscellany
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34	1	Account books
34	2	Account books
34	3	Certificates
34	4	Estate papers
34	5	Genealogy
34	6	Insurance policy
34	7	Lists of defaulters
34	8	Lists of road contractors
34	9	Lists of road hands
34	10	Lists, miscellaneous
34	11	Medical papers
34	12	Memorandum books
34	13	Military papers
34	14	Miscellaneous
34	15	Notebook
34	16	Notebook (docket)
34	17	Notes
34	18	Plans
34	19	Prescriptions
34	20	School records

 

11. Printed Material
	Advertisements
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35	1		Autos
35	2		Clothing
35	3		Counterfeit money
35	4		Farm supplies
35	5		Food, beverages
35	6		Furniture
35	7		Hardware
35	8		Jewelry
35	9		Literary Bureau
35	10		Machinery
35	11		Monuments
35	12		Packaging
35	13		Patent Agency
35	14		Printers and engravers
35	15		Tobacco
	Education
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36	1		Circulars, letters
36	2		Exams
36	3		Journals, pamphlets
36	4		Laws
36	5		School catalogs, programs
36	6		School catalogs, programs
36	7		School suppliers
36	8		Textbooks
	Legal Matters
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37	1-4		Attorneys, firms
37	5-6		Circulars
37	7-8		Clippings
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38	1-5		Books, pamphlets
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39	1-5		Publications
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40	1-3		Forms
40	4-5		Journals
	Miscellaneous
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41	1		Agriculture
41	2		Almanacs
41	3		Art
41	4		Banks
41	5-6		Book catalogs
41	7		Calander
41	8		Confederate Imprints
41	9		Dictionaries
41	10		Election tickets
41	11		Envelopes
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42	1-2		Health, Medicine
42	3		Insurance Companies
42	4		Inventions
42	5		Library Magazines
42	6		Lotteries
42	7-8		Magazines
42	9		Magazines
42	10		Maps
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43	1		Miscellaneous
43	2		Music
43	3		Poetry
43	4		Politics
43	5		Prohibition
43	6		Railroads
43	7		Real Estate
43	8		Religion
43	9		Scientific Publications
43	10		Speeches by Joseph E. Brown
43	11		Speech by Roscoe Conkling
43	12		Speech by Thomas W. Hardwick
43	13		Speeches by Reverdy Johnson
43	14		Summerville, Georgia

 

12. Photographs

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Photographs

 

13. Oversized Materials

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1B

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Maps and Bridge Plan

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2B

Georgia Newspapers (primarily ATL Constitution), 1880-1900

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3A

Non-Georgian Newspapers (national and Alabama) , 1876-1890