1. Correspondence box folder Request box 1 1 Family, 1854-1868 1 2 Family, 1869 1 3 Family, 1870 1 4 Family, 1871 1 5 Family, 1872 1 6 Family, 1873 1 7 Family, 1874 January-June 1 8 Family, 1874 July-December 1 9 Family, 1875 January-April 1 10 Family, 1875 May-December 1 11 Family, 1876-1878 1 12 Family, 1879-1882 1 13 Family, undated box folder Request box 11 1 Alexander H. Stephens, 1838-1839 box folder Request box 15 1 Alexander H. Stephens, 1840-1849 15 2 Alexander H. Stephens, 1850-1859 15 3-4 Alexander H. Stephens, 1860-1869 15 5 Alexander H. Stephens - petitions, military, 1861-1865 15 6 Alexander H. Stephens - wartime, 1861-1865 15 7 Alexander H. Stephens - from Grier family, 1862-1863 15 8 Alexander H. Stephens - flag design proposals, 1861-1862 15 9 Alexander H. Stephens - Union prisoner William Cable release petition, 1864 15 10-11 Alexander H. Stephens, 1870-1879 15 12-14 Alexander H. Stephens, 1880-1883 box folder Request box 16 1 Alexander H. Stephens, 1880-1883 16 2 Alexander H. Stephens - General P.G.T. Beauregard, 1882 16 3-4 Alexander H. Stephens - Linton Stephens 16 5-6 Alexander H. Stephens - William G. Stephens 16 7 Alexander H. Stephens - John L. Stephens 16 8-12 Alexander H. Stephens - John A. Stephens 16 13 Alexander H. Stephens - Rebecca Stephens 16 14 Alexander H. Stephens - cousins 16 15 Alexander H. Stephens - invitations box folder Request box 11 2 Alexander H. Stephens - Joe E. Brown, 1882-1883 11 3 Alexander H. Stephens - Robert Toombs oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 1 Alexander H. Stephens - Aaron G. Stephens describing Athens, 1828 August 6 oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 3 Alexander H. Stephens University of Georgia letter regarding sponsorship by Alonzo Church, 1829 3 J.J. Abert letter to James McLelland with orders to leave Great Lakes survey to begin Texas Territory survey, 1844 November 21 box folder Request box 11 4 Linton Stephens - "A Oad to a Lizard" 11 5 John A. Stephens - POW correspondence, army orders, 1862-1863 11 6 M.E. Stephens 11 7 Robert L. Avary - Janie Stephens Avary 11 8 Alexander W. Stephens, 1893, 1932 11 9 Arch Avary - Asa Candler, 1897 box folder Request box 16 16 Margaret Grier Stephens - Linton Stephens, 1862 box folder Request box 17 1-2 Linton Stephens 17 3 Mary W.S., Mrs. Linton Stephens 17 4 William Grier Stephens 17 5 Grier Stephens, 1839 17 6 Aaron Grier Stephens 17 7-9 John A. Stephens 17 10-12 M.E. Simpson Stephens 17 13 M.E. "Emma" Simpson - Ed Simpson 17 14 Emma and Belle Simpson 17 15 Ed Simpson 17 16 William Wingfield Simpson 17 17 Jane Simpson 17 18 Mary Stephens Reid - John A. Stephens, 1862 17 19 Alexander W. Stephens - M.E. Reid 17 20 Alexander W. Stephens - University of Georgia, 1891-1892 box folder Request box 18 1-4 Alexander W. Stephens - University of Georgia, 1891-1892 18 5-11 Alexander W. Stephens box folder Request box 19 1-3 Alexander W. Stephens 19 4 M.E. Reid - Alexander W. Stephens 19 5 Petitions regarding Alexander W. Stephens for Solicitor, 1898 19 6 A.D. Candler - recommendations regarding Alexander W. Stephens, 1898 19 7-9 Janie Stephens 19 10 Robert L. Avary 19 11 Mrs. Robert Stephens, 1902 19 12 Mrs. James M. Reid 19 13 John C. Reid 19 14 John L. Bird, 1852 19 15 Mamie 19 16 Miscellaneous correspondence 19 17 Unidentified letter box folder Request box 5 1 William Wingfield Simpson, 1861-1883 5 2 Business, 1839-1844 5 3 Business, 1845-1847 5 4 Business, 1850-1856 5 5 Business, 1857-1859 5 6 Business re: proposed duel between Thomas W. Thomas and James M. Smythe, 1851 5 7 Business, 1860 5 8 Business, 1861 5 9 Business, 1862 5 10 Business, 1863 box folder Request box 6 1 Business, 1864 6 2 Business, 1865-1866 6 3 Business, 1867-1869 6 4 Business, 1872-1873 6 5 Business, 1874-1879 6 6 Business, 1880-1884 6 7 Business, 1906-1944 6 8 Business re: publication of sketch of Alexander H. Stephens by Alexander W. Stephens, 1939-1940 6 9 Business, undated 6 10 Business empty envelopes, 1858-1864, undated
3. Printed Materials box folder Request box 7 1 re: Alexander H. Stephens 7 2 Speech - "On the President's message... concerning Texas and New Mexico", 1850 August 9 7 3 Speech - "...bill to prevent frauds upon the Treasury of the United States" , 1853 January 13 7 4 Speech - delivered before the Georgia Legislature, 1864 March 16 7 5 "Study of the Law" by Alexander H. Stephens letter to a class of Liberty Hall law students, 1871 May 17 7 6 "Address of the Hon Alexander H. Stephens before the Literary Societies of the University of Georgia", 1873 August 4 7 7 "Address on Alexander H. Stephens by Alexander W. Stephens", 1928 February 11 7 8 "Sketch of Alexander H. Stephens" by Alexander W. Stephens, 1940 7 9 "Alexander H. Stephens" by Henry D. Capers, 1908 May 12 7 10 Catalog of literary books belonging to Alexander H. Stephens 7 11 Program - unveiling the statue of Alexander H. Stephens in Washington, D.C. , 1927 December 8 7 12 "Address delivered by John A. Stephens... before the O. M. Mitchell Post, G.A.R." , 1886 February 26 7 13 "Reminiscences of an old Georgia Lawyer" by Garnett Andrews, 1870 7 14 World atlas (some pages missing) with drawings and writings by Linton Stephens 7 15 Clippings, 1859-1883 7 16 Miscellaneous items 7 18 Speech by Alexander H. Stephens at Anthon School, 1875 7 19 Postcards - Alexander H. Stephens home 7 20 Alexander H. Stephens - obituary, memorials 7 21 Political materials 7 22 Pamphlets, advertisements 7 23 Robert Stephens - Hunter's School, 1896-1897 box item Request box 10 3-4 Alexander W. Stephens - law books (2) box folder Request box 11 17 Alexander H. Stephens - railroad passes, 1881 11 18 Alexander W. Stephens - educational materials 11 19 In Memory of Alexander H. Stephens by I.W. Avery - complimentary copies for Janie and Alexander W. Stephens, 1883 11 20 Pandora - signed by Alexander W. Stephens, 1894 11 21 Robert L. Avary - Kappa Alpha 11 22 Illustrations from Little Aleck , 1932 11 23 Clippings - recipes, household oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 1 Linton Stephens - Phrenological chart 1 College of Music of Cincinnati - advertisement 1 Broadside - Speech of Tom Hardwick at Hamilton, Georgia - Georgia's Fiscal Problem , 1932 1 Supplement - Chronical and Sentinel-Extra - Letter from the Hon. B.H. Hill oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 2 Supplement - The Daily Sun - Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens , 1872 December 22 2 Supplement - Atlanta Constitution- Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens , 1872 December 22 2 Gazette-Supplement - The Weekly News, Savannah, Georgia - Stephen's Speech , 1882 September 8 2 Roll call of the Democratic and Know-Nothing and the American party Senators and Representatives 2 Broadside - The Metric System 2 Broadside - Straight Democrat ticket and Address by Rutger B. Miller to the Voters of Oneida , 1872 2 Supplement - Senator Conklin's Speech on the XVth Amendment box folder Request box 19 22 E.A. Stephens - railroad pass, 1840 19 23 Alexander W. Stephens - clippings, poems 19 24 Alexander W. Stephens - law, office advertisements 19 25 Sample ballots - city and state elections, 1896-1898 19 26 Lucy Cobb Day Alumni Reunion - program, 1895 19 27 Broadsides - miscellaneous 19 28 Advertisements 19 29 Alexander H. Stephens - business, signature cards 19 30
Tariff of the Confederate States of America
, 1861 19 31
Address of the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Theme - The Letters of Junis
, 1873 August 4 19 32 Miscellaneous box folder Request box 20 1 Recipes - receipts 20 2 Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park oversized_box Request oversized_box 3 Newspapers and clippings
5. Financial and Legal box folder Request box 2 10 Deed, Receipts, Contract, 1806-1877 2 10 Contract between Alexander H. Stephens and Archibald Speights 2 11 Plantation account book - William Wingfield Simpson-owner, S. R. Oliphant-manager, Hancock County (Ga.), 1861-1869 Access Online
The plantation book lists the names of 61 enslaved people present in 1861. Also included is an 1868 contract with 15 freedmen, named Carson Kindrick, Joe Walker, William Walker, John Miller, Daniel Roberts, Jordan Williams, Richmond Simpson, Jack Hardwick, Jackson Little, Henry Watkins, James Thomas, Adolphus Brindley, Burrell Kindrick, William Rowland, and Frank Brindley. 2 12 John A. Stephens, Assistant Assessor's Pocket Record, 1865 2 12 John A. Stephen's docket, 1870 box folder Request box 12 1 Land grant - Archibald Graham, Henry County, 15th District, Lot 103, 1824 12 2 Land grant - Henry Joyce, Henry County, 15th District, Lot 105, 1824 12 3 Land grant - John Williams, Henry County, 15th District, Lot 234, 1824 12 4 Land grant -William Bailey, Henry County, 15th District, Lot 122, 1829 12 5 Thomas Wynne, Jr. v. R.Q. Dickinson - Taliaferro County Inferior Court, 1839 12 6 Alexander H. Stephens - cases returned record book, 1837-1841 12 7 Alexander H. Stephens - receipts, settlements, 1854-1856 12 8 Alexander H. Stephens - doctor's account, 1863 12 9 Alexander H. Stephens named executor for John Fagan, 1874 12 10 John A. Avary, executor for Alexander H. Stephens - credits by amounts paid, 1883 12 11 W.W. Simpson - Penitentiary Company 3 - prisoner invoices, receipts, correspondence, 1878-1879 12 12 W.W. Simpson - Penitentiary Company 3 - invoices, receipts, 1878 12 13-14 W.W. Simpson - Guardian of DuBose minors - receipts, invoices, 1873-1881 12 15 W.W. Simpson - Guardian of DuBose minors - legal, 1869-1883 12 16 W.W. Simpson - invoices, receipts 12 17 W.W. Simpson - plantation ledger, 1862-1876 12 18 Irene Stephens - invoices, receipts, 1888-1889 12 19 Irene Stephens - canceled checks, 1888-1889 12 20 Irene Stephens - rent, 1888-1889 12 21 Alexander W. Stephens - receipts 12 22 Mary E. Stephens - rent receipts, lease 12 23 Mary E. Stephens - business, insurance 12 24 Robert L. and Janie S. Avary - business 12 25 Janie S. Avary - insurance 12 26 George R. Gilmer, Robert L. Avary - wills, 1859, 1902 12 27 Robert A. and Emma Belle Stephens - deed, 1903 12 28 Alexander W. Stephens - business, insurance 12 29 Alexander W. Stephens - The Collector and Commercial Lawyer advertisement 12 30 Alexander W. Stephens - election, 1907-1908 oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 3 Agreement to survey final townships in Michigan Territory prior to statehood - Abner Van Ness, 1837 July 22 3 Petition for payment - Abner Van Ness, 1839-1848 3 List of expenses for surveying - Abner Van Ness, 1837-1838 oversized_folder folder Request oversized_folder 4 1 Simpson family deeds, 1818-1869
This folder includes the 1821 will of Lovica Simpson regarding seven enslaved people by the names of Old Peter and his wife Aggy, Young Peter, Bryant, Isham, Caroline, and Sapha. 4 2 Wilkes County land surveys, 1819-1841 oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 5 Henry Baker - Warren County indenture and accounts, 1849-1851 box folder Request box 20 3 Alexander H. Stephens - plantation book, 1872 Access Online 20 4 Alexander H. Stephens - account books, 1872-1880 20 5 Alexander H. Stephens - account book, documents, 1879 20 6-7 Alexander H. Stephens - business, legal 20 8 Alexander H. Stephens - land titles, 1839-1843 20 9 Alexander H. Stephens - government documents, 1866-1882 20 10 John L. Stephens - invoice, 1850-1853 20 11 James A. Stephens - receipts 20 12 John A. Stephens - notebook, wallet with railroad passes, documents, 1883-1886 20 13 John A. Stephens - account books, 1871-1884 20 14 John A. Stephens - signature cards 20 15 William W. Simspon - receipts, 1818-1840 20 16 Williamson Bird - list from sale of property, 1843 20 17 Stephens family - estate documents, 1883-1900 20 18 Alexander W. Stephens - plantations in Taliaferro, Wilkes and Washington property Access Online 20 19 John Ferguson v. Sarah Taylor - Lincoln County, 1834-1842 20 20 Henry Baker - deeds, invoices, receipts 20 21 George Palmer - legal, land documents, 1875-1882 20 22 Richard Roe v. John Doe - Lincoln County, 1840-1843 20 23 Lincoln County - deeds, 1834-1845 20 24 Lincoln County - legal documents, 1836-1842 20 25 Deeds, legal documents, miscellaneous, 1837-1875 20 26 Notes paid - miscellaneous
7. Artifacts and ephemera box Request box 8 Alexander H. Stephens Committe ribbons 8 Cards left at New Years reception at mansion - A.H. Stephens, Governor, 1882 January 8 Business and calling cards 8 John A. Stephens - empty envelopes 8 Alexander W. Stephens - empty envelopes 8 Various empty envelopes, wallets (2) box Request box 9 Campaign cards, business cards, ribbons, souvenirs, stamps box folder Request box 12 31 Alexander H. Stephens - committee ribbons 12 32 Alexander H. Stephens - hair, 1883 March 4 12 33 Hand painted Christmas card - Mable Appleton, 1882 12 34 Hand painted card to Alexander H. Stephens - Mary Floyd 12 35 Fanny Avary - composition book - Decatur Academy, 1868-1874 12 36 John A. Stephens - school work, penmanship 12 37 Susan F. Avary - memorial card, 1899 12 38 Unknown architectural sketch 12 39 John A. Stephens - hair box Request box 13 Alexander H. Stephens - empty envelopes box Request box 14 Fraternal organization sash and apron oversized_folder Request oversized_folder 1 Liberty Hall arch - drawing by James B. Knox, Union Point, Georgia item Request item 1 John A. Stephens - small trunk
