Samuel Pinckney Thurmond papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Samuel Pinckney Thurmond papers
Creator: Thurmond, Samuel Pinckney, 1820-1887
Inclusive Dates: 1817-1913, bulk 1845-1861
Bulk Dates: 1845-1861
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.2 Linear Feet (3 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms273
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Samuel Pinckney Thurmond (1820-1887), lawyer, Georgia House of Representatives (1851), and Solicitor General of the Western Circuit (1855-1868). Married Elizabeth A. Long and resided in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, moved to Athens, Clarke County, Georgia in 1860.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Samuel Pinckney Thurmond from ca. 1817-1913. The bulk of the collection (1845-1861) is comprised of correspondence pertaining to Thurmond's private law practice and court administration as Solicitor General. Personal correspondents include M.M. Sheats of Watkinsville (Ga.) and his brother John D. Thurmond of Coweta County (Ga.), both which discuss family news. Of particular interest are letters from his ward, John R. North, who served in the 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Virginia, which discuss the battles of Fair Oaks and Malvern Hill.

The collection also includes genealogical material on the Long and Ware families, newspaper clippings and programs relating to the career of Crawford Williamson Long, and photographs of the Thurmond and Long families.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Samuel Pinckney Thurmond papers, ms273, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Also known as Thurmond / Swift / Tutt collection.

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

See also photographic materials from this collection that were removed to the Cased Image Collection, ms3529.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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1

Genealogical materials

 

1

2

Letters & documents, 1817 - 1839

 

1

3

Letters & documents, 1840 - 1845

 

1

4

Letters & documents, 1846 - 1847

 

1

5 - 6

Letters & documents, 1848

 

1

7

Letters & documents, 1850

 

1

8

Letters & documents, 1851

 

1

9

Letters & documents, 1852

 

1

10

Letters & documents, 1853

 

1

11

Letters & documents, 1854

 

1

12

Letters & documents, 1855

 

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1

Letters & documents, 1856

 

2

2

Letters & documents, 1857

 

2

3

Letters & documents, 1858

 

2

4 - 5

Letters & documents, 1860

 

2

6

Letters & documents, 1861 - 1865

 

2

7

Letters & documents, 1866 - 1869

 

2

8

Letters & documents, 1870

 

2

9

Letters & documents, 1880's

 

2

10

Letters & documents, 1891, 1897, 1900, and Undated

 

2

11

Letters & documents, Undated

 

2

12

Empty envelopes

 

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3

1

Crawford W. Long programs, etc.

 

3

2

Printed material and clippings, miscellaneous

 

3

3

Crawford W. Long printed materials

 

3

4

Crawford W. Long clippings

 

3

5

Land grant , 1827

 

3

6

Land grant, 1832

 

3

7 - 8

Pictures