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Georgia miscellany collection, 1770-1968

Emory UniversityStuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Atlanta, GA 30322404-727-6887

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Georgia miscellany collection, 1770-1968Call Number: Manuscript Collection No. 44Extent: 3 linear feet (6 boxes), 3 oversized papers boxes and 7 oversized papers

folders (OP), 7 bound volumes (BV), 6 oversized bound volumes (OBV), 1microfilm reel (MF), and 1 framed item (FR)

Abstract: This artificial collection is comprised of small manuscript collections eitherwritten in Georgia, or by, to, about, or concerning Georgians or Georgia.

Language: Materials entirely in English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on AccessUnrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and ReproductionAll requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Additional Physical FormAllatoona Iron Works (Cass County, Georgia) account book also available on microfilm.

SourceVarious sources.

Citation[after identification of item(s)], Georgia miscellany collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript,Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

ProcessingProcessed by Susan Potts McDonald, 2004.

This collection contains material that was originally part of Miscellaneous Collections A-D, F,and I. In 2017, these collections were discontinued and the contents dispersed amongst othercollections by subject or provenance to improve accessibility.

Georgia miscellany collection, 1770-1968 Manuscript Collection No. 44

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This collection contains material that originally comprised the Georgia political leadersautographs collection (MSS 280). These documents were integrated into this collection in 2019to improve accessibility. The documents are described at the item level in the container list andthe files, which are all in box six, are labeled with "Georgia political leaders."

This collection contains material that originally comprised the Georgia documents collection(MSS 281). These documents were integrated into this collection in 2019 to improveaccessibility. The documents are described at the item level in the container list and the files,which are in box six, OP4 and OP10, are physically arranged geographically and labeled"Formerly Georgia documents."

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Collection Description

Scope and Content NoteThis artificial collection is comprised of small manuscript collections either written in Georgia,or by, to, about, or concerning Georgians or Georgia and includes correspondence, photographs,account books, and printed material. Material in the collection documents art and literature,agriculture, business, education, politics, and social customs throughout Georgia from1770-1967. Of particular note are numerous documents relating to the sale of enslaved peopleand the economic relationships between land-owners and free Black people in the post-Civil Warperiod. Also present are muster rolls and other documents relating to state military units beforethe Civil War; financial records and correspondence documenting a variety of businesses in thestate; records of the state government and political groups; and small collections of personalpapers.

Arrangement NoteArranged in alphabetical order.

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Container List

Box Folder Content

1 1 Abbot, Joel, Representative 1817-1825, Committees on Commerce and theSlave Trade, two letter to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy,1818-1819

BV1 Allatoona Iron Works (Cass County, Ga.) Account book for Allatoona IronWorks, Cass County, Georgia, 1845. (Also available on microfilm)

4 8 Alexander, E.L., certificates of clearance and health for sailing the SchoonerC.H. Culpepper from Charleston, South Carolina to Savannah, Georgia, 1861

MF1 Allatoona Iron Works (Cass County, Ga.) Account book for Allatoona IronWorks, Cass County, Georgia, 1845.

1 2 American Civil Liberties Union. Unsigned copy of a letter from the AmericanCivil Liberties Union to Hon. E. L. Rainey, G. A. Johns, V. L. Stanley, [1932].The letter regards a book entitled Georgia Nigger, by John L. Spivak, whichdiscusses conditions in Georgia prisons. 2 items

OP4 2 American Steamer Savannah, image and article of the first ocean steamship inGleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1854

1 3 Anthon School (Houston County, Georgia), exhibition exercises, July 8, 18751 4 Atkinson, William Yates, Governor of Georgia, photograph, 1896OP1 1 Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. Payrolls for the Atlanta & West Point

Railroad Co., July, October 1865. 2 itemsOP4 1 Augusta, Georgia, List of Voters, 18574 9 Babcock, J.V. (Captain, Georgia School of Technology ROTC), letter to R.B.

Harwell (Atlanta, Georgia), 1943 February 236 22 Bacon, Augustus O., TLS to Gardner Richardson, New York City, December 17,

19106 22 Bacon, Augustus O., TLS to Charles Dietuch, Brooklyn, New York, December

16, 19121 5 Baldwin, Abraham, portrait and biography from Kilowatt News, the Georgia

Power Company, undated6 22 Barnes, George T., two ALS to Major Edward Willis, Charleston, S.C.,

November 7, 1889 and December 3, 18914 10 Bartow, John (Savannah, Georgia), letters, 1860-1861

Letters discuss Bartow's accounts with the Customs Office.

1 6 Beavers, R.C. Letters, ALS, to R. C. Beavers, ordinary of Campbell Co.,Georgia. They concern family matters and matters relating to county business,October 17, 1853-June 1861. 10 items

6 22 Beck, E.W., ALS to Mr. Rives, February 8, 18566 22 Beck, E.W., ALS to Hon. Benjamin Perley Poore, December 17, 1872 and

December 18, 1872


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OP6 - Benét, Stephen Vincent, "John Brown's Body" excerpt, color lithograph, undated1 7 Berrien, John Macpherson, Senator from Georgia, portraits, undated1 8 Berry, Martha, photographs, founder of Berry College, portrait and biography

from Kilowatt News, the Georgia Power Company, and photographs, undated6 22 Bethune, Marion, ALS to Ben Perley Poore, Washington D.C., January 18, 18716 22 Bigby, John S., ALS to F.& J. Rives and George A. Bailey, Washington, D.C.,

July 7, 18731 9 Bisol, James. Subpoena to appear, alleged assault of Sally Lively, Richmond

County, October 25, 18116 22 Black, Edward J., Circular written on a printed form, questionnaire in regard to

congressional printing, February 8, 18406 22 Black, George R., three ALS to Benjamin Perley Poore, January 31, 1881,

December 5, 1881, and January 9, 18826 1 Black, J.C., letter to I.C. River, 1860 February 71 10 Blount, James Henderson, Representative 1873-1893, letter dated January 27,

1889OP4 2 Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, images from Harper's Weekly, 1860OBV1 Bond Commission of the City of Atlanta. Report of the work and

recommendations of the Bond Commission of the City of Atlanta, 1908-1909,regarding schools, waste disposal, hospitals, streets, and waterworks. 1 item

1 11 Bond election note, April 22, 19031 12 Brooks, Isaac P., Decatur County, Georgia, signed printed document swearing

that he will not sell liquor to any slave or slaves, December 6, 1852. 1 item1 13 Brown, Joseph E., Georgia politician, portrait, undatedOP4 3 Brown, Joseph M., photograph of the Georgia governor at home, undated1 14 Bullock, Rufus B., Governor of Georgia, to Hon. Joshua Hill, Washington, DC,

March 7, 1867. Bullock says that people are ready for a settlement of politicaltroubles and asks Hill's aid in interpreting the Sherman bill so that its meaningwill be clear to all, includes photograph, undated.

1 15 Bunitt , S.L. ALS, 1 p., from S. L. Bunitt to "Friend Richards"; he is writing fromthe Steamer Columbus at sea off the coast of Virginia, asking that Mr. Richardssell a slave and her three children for the sum of $800 if the laws of Georgiapermit it; May 22, 1849. 1 item

1 16 Burke, Lucille. Three letters from J.E. (Eddie) Manucy, Jr., to his fiancé, LucilleBurke, ALS, June 6, 1924, June 29, 1926, and June 29, 1926. These love letterswere written from Athens, Georgia (June 6 and June 29) to Lucille Burkeshome in Savannah. The third letter was written from Manucys new law officein Savannah. The June 16 letter has a photograph attached of Manucy and threeclassmates dressed in costume for a class production. Also Benedictine Schoolwith an attached name card for Joseph Michael McDonough, June 7, 1923;one from St. Vincent Academy, June 12, 1923. A handwritten invitation to


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Lucille Burke from Mrs. M. A. Doyle inviting her to a supper honoring hergranddaughter, Margaret DuFour, is also included, June 12, 1923. 6 items

1 17 Caldwell, Erskine and Margaret Bourke-White, photograph and card, 19411 18 Carnes, W.E., Warranty Deed to George Poulos, lot 30, Fulton County, 19116 28 Carter, Joseph A., promissory note for $481.73 to John D. Thompson, 1829

March 261 19 Charlton, Thomas U.P., Mayor of Savannah, letter to unknown recipient, October

18196 29 Chatham County, Probate Office, registration of will of Sinnexton Tuft,

Merchant of Savannah, James Whitfield, Register, 1790 January 226 29 Chatham County, Superior Court, motion to set aside execution of Wylly and

Wife vs. Executors of John Noel (Thomas Gibbons, Esquire), 1790 June 306 29 Chatham County, Superior Court, petition of Hannah Gibbons, widow, acting

Executrix of the last will and testament of Joseph Gibbons, Esquire, deceased,for payment of a debt of 1846 pounds, 14 shillings, and 11 pence, Sterling,1784 August 25

6 29 Chatham County, writ to the sheriff demanding that Samuel Stirk, administratorof the estate of Benjamin Stirk, deceased, appear before the Superior Courtto say why estate is still unadministered, signed by W. S. Stephens, 1800November 17

1 20 Cheatham, John T., Wadley, Georgia, to William C. Hauser, March 1, 1887.Transfer of a cotton seed contract. 1 item, 1 piece

5 1 Christmas cards [1]5 2 Christmas cards [2]5 3 Christmas cards [3]OP9 1 Christmas cards [4]1 21 Citizens Against the County Unit Amendment, flyers, 1952OP4 3 City Hall, Augusta, Georgia, steel engraving by H. Walton, circa 18501 22 City of Atlanta. Petition and deed for certain property belonging to Druid Hills

to be held by the city of Atlanta for the purpose of public park areas, April 10,1922. 3 items

1 23 City of Savannah. Program, Tableaux Vivants!, September 23, 1861BV4 - C.J. Beatty Groceries and Provision (Savannah, Georgia), copy book, 1868-18706 30 Clay County, appointment of patrol commissioners by the Inferior Court, 1861

February 46 30 Clay County, bond and oath given by James H. Evins and B. W. Patterson to

operate retail liquor stores, 1865 January 186 30 Clay County, bond and oath given by Nathanial C. Bell and William Wells to

operate retail liquor stores, 1865 January 236 30 Clay County, bond given by J. H. Calloway in contract to build and maintain a

bridge, 1865 March 66 30 Clay County, bond of Jonathan Evans for the office of coroner, 1864 January 6


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6 30 Clay County, contract to build two bridges for $4,000, given to S. R. Means bythe Inferior Court, 1864 November 14

6 30 Clay County, decision issued by L. A. McLendon, Agent, Bureau of Refugees,Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, giving to Freedman Harry Peterson (alsoknown as Harry Nelson) custody of his four children, 1866 February 22

The Respondent's answer filed by Peterson in divorce case of Eliza Peterson,Freedwoman, vs. Harry Peterson, Freedman, April 14, 1866, describes hisrelationship with Eliza Peterson since July 1844 and generalizes about maritalcustoms "among persons of color" during this period. There is also a pleaentered by Harry Peterson regarding his name and the court's jurisdiction.

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of Inferior Court, James Suttino, 1865February 2

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of Inferior Court, Stephen L. Hanks, 1865February 2

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of Inferior Court, William A. Graham,1865 February 2

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of Inferior Court, William H. Shaw, 1865February 2

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of Inferior Court, William Sowden, 1865February 4

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, A. E. Bigby, 1865 February13

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, D. G. Killingsworth, 1865February 13

6 30 Clay County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, J. T. Mandeville, 1865February 9

6 30 Clay County, oath of William H. Mandeville for Office of Receiver of TaxReturns, 1865 April 13

6 30 Clay County, order from the Inferior Court for the opening of a road, 1863November 12

6 30 Clay County, order of the Inferior Court for the Treasurer to issue countytreasury notes as well as the appointments of patrol commissioners, 1862 July2

6 30 Clay County, order of the Inferior Court to inform Governor Brown to authorizethe court to pay someone to distill 2000 gallons of whiskey for the county formedical purposes, 1864 February 4

6 30 Clay County, orders from the Inferior Court that Governor Brown be requested toallow the distillation of whiskey for medical purposes, 1863 January 15

6 22 Clayton, Augustin Smith, ALS to Dear Sir, July 8, 18126 22 Clayton, George R., Circular to the Sheriff or his deputy of Tatnall County from

Treasury Office, Milledgeville, Georgia, April 20, 18206 22 Clements, Judson C., ALS to Ben W. Austin, Dallas, Texas, March 9, 1891


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OP4 4 Clements, Judson Claudius, Representative from Georgia, portrait, undated6 22 Cleveland, Jesse F., ALS to "Gentlemen," May 16, 18366 22 Clift, Joseph Wales, ALS to Ben Perley Poore, January 11, 1869 and to

unknown, ANS, undated6 22 Clinch, Duncan L., ALS to T.L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy, December 12,

18264 4 Cochran, Derrell, wrestling photographs, circa 1955OP8 - Cochran, Derrell, wrestling posters, 1967-19731 24 Cobb, Thomas R. R., General, portrait, undated6 2 Colcock, Charles to Charles Harris (Savannah, Georgia), 1805 February 154 11 Collector for the Port of New York, requests from companies to ship fire arms

and amunition to consignees in Savannah, Georgia, 1865-18661 25 Colquitt, Alfred Holt, portrait and biography from First Trust Company of

Georgia, 1942, and photograph, undated1 26 Compulsory Education Law for Georgia, flyer, undated1 27 Confederate Invincibles (Greenville, Georgia). Order to report to Camp

Stephens, August 30, 18615 4 Conger, Ruth and Ledlie, Christmas cards, 1953-19846 22 Cooper, Mark A., ALS to James Kirke Paulding, Secretary of the Navy under

President Van Buren, January 18, 1840 [also signed by E.A. Nisbet, EdwardJunius Black, W.T. Colquitt, William C. Dawson, Richard W. Habersham, J.C.Alford, and Lott Warren], and ALS to A.P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy,January 6, 1843

OP4 Cotton Culture, clipping from Harper's Weekly, 1875OP4 8 Coweta County, indenture between John B. Willison and Stephen G. Smith, 1854

January 176 22 Crisp, Charles F., TLS to Lloyd Brice, New York City, August 6, 18921 28 Crowell, H. Photocopies of 2 letters, H. Crowell to Mrs. Sarah Crowell,

Washington County, Georgia; October 10, November 22, 1812. Written to hiswife from camp, Croyell says that he is in good health, getting along all right,and that he doesn't want her to worry. He also writes from Point Petter aboutthe possibilities of moving. 2 items

1 29 Culver, John L. Included are: (1) an original contract made between Culver anda former slave family (July 1, 1865) for their services as laborers on his farm;Photocopies of business papers of John L. Culver, a farmer from HancockCounty, Georgia, 1864-1886. (2) photocopy of four receipts for assessmentsof taxes in kind on bacon and agricultural products by the ConfederateGovernment (February 29 & March 3, and April 25, 1865); (3) photocopy ofa broadside, "The Bond Question," Atlanta, February 12, 1873, discussing aproposed settlement for the holders of Georgia state bonds declared null andvoid; (4) photocopy of receipt for payment of tax to the federal government,July 30, 1866; (5) photocopy of two letters of introduction asking courtesiesfor John L. Culver as general agent and construction manager for the Columbia


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& Augusta Railroad Company, August 24, 1866 and undated, 1866; and(6) photocopy of The Confederate, A Souvenir, a pamphlet advertisingpatent medicines published by Walter A. Taylor of Atlanta at the time of theunveiling of the statue of Benjamin H. Hill (1886). 12 items

6 3 Cumming, T. (Rome, Georgia) to C.G. Jones, Jr. (Augusta, Georgia), 1887March 30

6 4 Cumming, Thomas (Augusta, Georgia) to Waddy Thompson (Greenville, SouthCarolina), 1830 May 3

6 5 Daniel, Allen (Danielville, Georgia) to D.B. Mitchell (Milledgeville, Georgia),1825 March 9

6 23 Davis, E., ALS to unknown, May 18686 23 Davis, John Ira, ALS to "Friend Willie," March 18, 18671 30 Day, Mary, mother of Mrs. Sidney Lanier, photograph, undated6 6 Dearing, William E. (Augusta, Georgia) to Governor Johnson, 1834 May 241 31 Democratic Party. Slate of candidates, state of Georgia, circa 1860s1 32 Democratic Party. Ticket, Lester, R.E., and W.H. DeLoach, circa 1860s1 33 Democratic Party. Ticket,1880, 18986 23 Dent, William Barton, ALS to Hon. James Cochrane, Dobbins, Secretary of the

Navy, March 21, 18541 34 Dillon, Michael. Twenty-eight bills of sale or indentures for slaves purchased by

Michael Dillon, mostly in Savannah or Chatham County, between February27, 1827 and May 28, 1846. Several of the bills apply to sales of the slaves tothe persons from whom Dillon purchased them. There is also an account ofMichael Dillon and John Gilmartin with the law firm of Charlton and Ward,December 21, 1838-January 12, 1839, apparently for legal work. A note,partly printed, from William H. Stiles to Dillon, Savannah, December 23,1839, informs that payment had been refused on a note Dillon endorsed forGilmartin. A certificate signed by A. B. Hartwell [?], May 28, 1855, specifiesthe terms of rental of "the stable and Lot next to the Gass works known asDillon's stables." 31 items

1 35 Dinkins, Olivia Fariss, "The Thin Gray Ranks," poem printed on card, 1909OP9 2 Diplomas, 1855-18891 36 Downing Hill Nursery (Atlanta, Georgia). Promotional card, November 20,

1861.OBV2 Durdin, John (1809-1875), Ebenezer, Morgan County, Georgia (located 112

miles west of Augusta). General merchandise store account book, 594 pp.,with entries for the years 1847-1851. Durdin sold ready-made clothing, shoes,piece goods, groceries, hardware, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, medicines, andsundries. There is an index of names of customers indicating pages on whichtheir accounts are posted. John Durdin was in his fifties during the Civil Warand did not serve in the army. 1 item

1 37 Dyson, Sallie, letter, Oak Hill, Georgia, May 1870


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6 31 Early County, appointment and oath of office for Justice of the Peace, William P.Jeter, 1865 April 16

6 31 Early County, bond of D. M. Wade for position of Clerk of Ordinary, 1864February 27

6 31 Early County, bond of J. W. Mock for position of Sheriff, 1864 February 276 31 Early County, mortgage deed of Joshua Harriss to Mary Lundy with court order

for the transfer of property, 1845 August 256 31 Early County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, Drury Roberts, 1865

February 46 31 Early County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, J. L. Harris, 1865 February

136 31 Early County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, John T. Wilson, 1865

February 46 31 Early County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, S. J. Collins, 1865 February

106 31 Early County, oath of office for Justice of the Peace, Y. T. Urquhart, 1865

February 46 31 Early County, petition of William N. Lovett to the Judge of the Superior Court

stating his position and reason for bringing suit in William Lovett vs. James H.Wade and John M. Wade, 1859 October 12

Lovett feels they are trying to defraud him in an estate settlement; he attachesa copy of the will. Also attached is a statement by the respondents and theirlawyer and the decision of the jury for the respondents.

OP1 11 "Elect Stoner Governor," poster4 12 Elliott, Stephen, Bishop of Georgia, letter to I.K. Tefft, Esq., 1860 February 271 38 Elliott, Stephen, Bishop of Georgia, portrait, undated

39 Elliott, Stephen. Dedication, Savannah, Georgia, December 31, 18656 32 Emmerson, C. J., invoice of good received by order of the court, 1864 July 236 7 Fay, S. (Boston, Massachusetts) to Committee on Invitations, Georgia Historical

Society (Savannah, Georgia), 1889 February 41 40 Felton, Rebecca Latimer, portrait and biography from Trust Company of

Georgia, 19416 23 Felton, William Harrell, ALS to Benjamin Perley Poore, December 9, 18751 41 Ficklin, W. H., Jr. Diary of W. H. Ficklin, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia, with entries

between August 13, 1887-March 24, 1888, approximately 177 pages. Ficklincame to Atlanta from Prattsburg, Georgia, to accept employment with ThomasM. Clark & Co. His first room was at 22 Wheat St. He attended the MethodistChurch. He was ambitious to succeed in business and to improve his moralcondition. He apparently worked in building supplies and may have been acontractor himself. A piece of company letterhead laid in the diary showshim as Tennessee branch manager of the (Nashville, Tennessee, undated)Milwaukee Grain Dryer Company. On January 6, 1921, he makes a final


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entry in his "dear old diary," in which he says he feels like the "'man withouta country'no home but simply staying." The balance of the volume is usedfor business accounts. On pp. 171-173, Ficklin comments on the PiedmontChatauqua, which he refers to as "Atlanta's White Elephant or Henry Grady's'What is it.'" 1 item

6 23 Foster, Thomas F., ALS to Reverend Alex Talley, December 28, 1833 and ALSto Honorable Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, undated

OP4 2 Franklin College, Athens, Georgia, image and article from Gleason's PictorialDrawing Room Companion, 1854

6 23 Freeman, J.C., ANS to unknown, December 8, 18741 42 Freeman, James Crawford. ALS from James Crawford Freeman, a Republican

Congressman, to Col. J. C. W. Mills, December 21, 1874. Mr. Freeman repliesto requests made to him for patronage and appointments by saying, " . . . in thefirst place I would not advise you to incur much expense in a contest . . . in thenext place I cannot advise any war, being made upon, and the displacement ofany Republican now holding office in Atlanta. . . . This everlasting war, madeupon Republican office holders, by Republicans, has well nigh ruined the partyin Fulton Co., and I mite say throughout the State." 1 item

6 44 Frisch, Billy, Roy Bergere, and Jimmy Allman, "It's Just a Stone-Throw fromOld Stone Mountain (to the Girl I Left Behind)," sheet music, 1926

6 23 Gamble, Roger L., ALS to Hon. John Forsyth, January 13, 1833 and ALS to[John A.?] Olmstead, Savannah, Georgia, September 30, 1834

OP4 4 Gardner, James, editor of the Tri-Weekly Constitutionalist, image found in issuedated May 3, 1849

4 3 General Motors Doraville Assembly Plant, brochure and booklets, 1947-1997The brochure and one booklet document the opening of the plant in 1947;

the second booklet was produced in commemoration of the plant's 50thanniversary in 1997.

1 43 Georgia Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, letter to the GeneralAssembly, July 1, 1915

BV2 George, Thomas Benton. Personal account book of Thomas Benton George,1866-1927, with entries covering the years 1886-1917. Mr. George wasborn March 29, 1866, near Owensburg, Indiana. He was the son of JosephF. George, a farmer and minister, and Amanda Sleet George, a Kentuckian.Thomas George taught school for several years, then entered the piano andorgan business, in which he continued for most of the rest of his life. Hemarried Nettie Henry of Indian Springs, IN, on July 27, 1889; they had fourchildren, only one of whom, the donor, was still living (age 71) in 1963. Thebook is a detailed daily record of every expenditure and source of income.George lived in various towns in Indiana and Kentucky until 1902, whenhe moved south. He lived in Atlanta, Georgia from 1902-1905; relocated toBirmingham, AL, 1905-1907; then returned to Atlanta, where he remained,


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dying there on January 17, 1927. He was a devoted member of the Christianchurch. 1 item

1 44 Georgia Children's Code Commission. 1 letter from John D. Humphries, Judge ofthe Superior Courts, Atlanta Circuit, to Gov. L. G. Hardman of Georgia, July18, 1929. Report to the General Assembly of Georgia, submitted by John D.Humphries, Chairman of Georgia Children's Code Commission, July 18, 1929.4 items

1 45 Georgia Commission on Education. Printed material relating to the GeorgiaCommission on Education, an agency created by the General Assembly "todetermine ways and means of preserving segregated schools in Georgia," andits efforts to circumvent the 1954 school desegregation decision by the U. S.Supreme Court. Included are two reports by the Commission, two informationsheets released by the Georgia Education Association, and a printed reporton the Georgia constitution and integrated schools prepared by the attorneygeneral. Also included is a copy of an expose in newspaper format, preparedby the Commission, of the Highlander Folk School, in which the school isdescribed as a Communist Training School. 9 items

OP2 - Georgia Federation of Music Clubs. Collection of pages detached from theAtlanta Journal pertaining to the activities of the Georgia Federation of MusicClubs, 1925-1931. 1 item

1 46 Georgia Infantry, drill card no. 3, undatedOP1 4 Georgia Infantry Militia muster roll, John Jones, captain. June-August 1836. 1

item.OP3 - Georgia Mounted Volunteer Militia, John Jones, captain. May, 1838. 1 item.1 47 Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, as follows: 3 certificates for shares,

dated 1836, 1842, and 1844; 1 transferral of ten shares of stock by Mary A.Jones to the Trustees of Emory College, March 13, 1858. 4 items

1 48 Georgia. Report of Special Committee to revise tax laws of Georgia, 1899. Noteby Edgar H. Johnson regarding the report, July 24, 1942. 2 items

OP4 4 Georgia University Board of Trustees, visit to University of Wisconsin,photograph, 1904

6 20 Georgia state elections, campaign literature, 19701 49 Georgia Veterans for Majority Rule, flyers, 1946OP1 6 Georgia Championship Wrestling Presents Wrestling, Porterdale Gym, Mr.

Wrestling II versus Assassin No. I, Dennis Condrey and Frankie Lane versusTerry Taylor and Steve Keirn, Killer Khan versus Steve O and Mr. Saito versusCharlie Fulton, undated

OP1 7 Georgia Championship Wrestling Presents Wrestling, Porterdale Gym,Thunderbolt Patterson and Tony Atlas versus Sgt. Jacques Goulet and PakSong, Steve Littlebear versus Bill White, Randy Savage versus Raoul Mata andJim Cook versus Ken Dillinger, undated

OP1 8 Georgia Championship Wrestling Presents Wrestling, Porterdale Gym, Tommy"Wildfire" Rich versus Baron von Raschke, Mr. Wrestling II and Lars


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Anderson versus Ivan Koloff and Alexis Smirnoff, The Angel versus IronMike Sharp, and Eddie Gilbert versus Bruiser Bob Sweetan, undated

OP1 9 Georgia Championship Wrestling Presents Wrestling, Rockdale County HighSchool, Conyers, Georgia, The Road Warriors versus King Kong Bundyand Tonga John, The Spoiler versus Ron Garvin, Ted Di Biase versus SweetBrown Sugar, Nickoli Volkoff versus Tim Horner and Bob Roop versus BradArmstrong, undated

BV6 - Georgia Warm Springs Foundation scrapbook with approximately 315photographs of the grounds, patients and treatments at the Georgia WarmSprings Foundation in Warm Springs, Georgia, 1935-1944.

6 23 Gilmer, George R., MS to Messrs. Gaby and Seaton, corrections of errors insome manuscript submitted for publication?, undated

1 50 Godby, Mattie V., warranty deed to John H. Caldwell, recorded at FultonCounty, September 30, 1900

1 51 Goff, William. Miscellaneous legal and financial papers concerning the estateof William Goff of Laurens County, Georgia, dated 1856-1878. Included arethe will of William Goff (1856, probated 1857) and indentures, notices, andreceipts relating to his widow, Delila, who died in 1873. 23 items

OP4 2 Going to Market, clipping from Harper's Weekly, 18751 52 Gordon, George William. Two letters [on a single piece of paper] from George

William Gordon to George A. Gordon; ALS, August 21, 1861. One letterwas written from the office of the Southern Gold Company (Boston) andcontains a discussion of business dealings, especially in regard to the CaneCreek Company. The other letter was written from the office of the VirginiaGold Belt Company (Boston) and contains a discussion of how to get moneysafely from Marietta to Richmond or Fredericksburg. George William Gordonwas treasurer of both companies. George A. Gordon was superintendent ofthe Southern Gold Company which was located in Dahlonega. 1 item and 2transcriptions

1 53 Gordon, John B. Gubernatorial handout, circa 18861 54 Gordon, John Brown, portrait and biography from Kilowatt News, the Georgia

Power Company, undated1 55 Grady, Henry W., portraits and biographies from Kilowatt News, the Georgia

Power Company and the Trust Company of Georgia, and photos of bust andmedallion featuring Grady1941

1 56 Grand Jury Presentment, Upson Superior Court, Georgia, August Term, 1838OBV3 Greensborough Moral Polemic Society. Constitution and minute book, Augustus

Baldwin Longstreet and Lovick Pierce were members of the Society,Greensborough, April 10, 1817-December 15, 1818. 1 item

5 5 Greeting cards1 57 Gresham, E.B. and John J. Photocopies of five ALS: one by E. B. Gresham to

"Brother," and four by John J. Gresham. In the first letter, written February22, 1837 in Columbus [?], E. B. Gresham describes a trip to Charleston by


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rail, his stay there, and the trip home on a steamer via Savannah and Augusta.All of John J. Gresham's letters are written from Macon, Georgia. On July 7,1846, John tells of the death of his son and father and reveals some religioussentiment. He writes on March 8, 1862, of financing the "Gresham Rifles,"of food and crops, and expresses a guarded optimism about the outcomeof the war. This optimism is gone by July 21, 1864, when he predicts theconsequences if Atlanta falls, and also tells of slave losses, militia, and soldiersin the Macon area. On February 24, 1871, he writes of a trip to New Orleansand Texas (Galveston, Houston and the Brazos area) and describes the land andthe population (largely white) that is settling there. 5 items and 5 transcriptions

1 58 Gwin, D.W., "Nothing Lost," poem printed on card, circa 1910sOP7 - Gwinnet, Button, photograph of painting by Jeremiah Theus presented by Fulton

County Federal Savings and Loan6 24 Habersham, Richard W., ALS to John Clark, Governor of Georgia, April 17,

1820 and ALS to A.P. Upshaw, Secretary of the Navy [also signed by T.F.Foster, Lott Warren, James A. Merriwether, and Roger L. Gamble], December30, 1841

6 24 Hammond, Nathaniel J., ALS to C.N. West, Savannah, Georgia, January 26,1889

4 2 Hancock County, "Roster of soldiers and their descendants entitled to draw lotsin the forthcoming lottery of Creek and Cherokee lands," 1819

The register includes the names of approximately 1000 military veterans andtheir families from the 23rd and 24th Batallions and the 14th Regiment whopresumably served in Revolutionary War or the Creek War of 1813-1814.The Native lands in the lottery comprised the southern third of present-dayGeorgia and included lands ceded to the government following the defeat ofthe Creek tribe in the Creek War, and Cherokee lands later surrendered to thegovernment. There are additional loose pages included with the bound ledgerwhose provenance is unknown and which may or may not be related to theledger.

BV5 - Hanna, Miss Katherine, Powder Springs (Georgia) high school commencementmemories book, 1923

6 24 Haralson, Hugh Anderson, ALS to Thomas H. Campbell, Springfield, Illinois,March 12, 1848 and ALS to The Justices of the Superior Court of FayetteCounty, February 4, 1850

6 24 Hardeman, Thomas, ALS to Benjamin Perley Poore, December 3, 18846 24 Harris, Henry Richard, biographical sketch, 188?1 59 Harris, Joel Chandler, portrait and biography from Kilowatt News, the Georgia

Power Company, undated6 24 Harris, Nathaniel E., TLS to "Miss Kunyman" letter signed by F. R. Jones,

Private Secretary. Autograph of Governor Harris on enclosed card, November16, 1915


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6 24 Harris, William J., TLS to Commanding General, First Division, CampTaylor, Kentucky, November 21, 1919; TLS to First Division, Camp Taylor,Kentucky, February 18, 1920; and TLS to Commanding Officer, RecruitingDepot, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, March 20, 1920

6 24 Hartridge, Julian, ANS to unknown, February 13, 18771 60 Haynes, Landon C., "A burst of eloquence" (toast given in response to Nathan

Bedford Forrest), October 15, 1885OBV4 Head, James Daniel. Ledger book of James Daniel Head (August 29, 1805-

November 18, 1882), a Georgia physician. James Daniel Head was the secondson of William Head, Jr. (d. 1835) and Henrietta (Ray) Head (d. 1845). Hemarried twice: first to Martha (Tinsley? Townshend?) Head (January 3, 1811-April 22, 1832), and second to Nancy (H.? Eustace?) Underwood Head (b.December 27, 1813). James Daniel Head is buried at the family home onthe banks of the Towliga River with his wives and two of his six children.The ledger book (1835-1855, ca. 230 pp.) contains Head's accounts for themedication and services given his patients and his own personal businessaccounts. Biographical information also included. 1 item

2 1 Head, James Daniel. Memorandum book (1832-1869, ca. 60 pp.), originallybelonging to James Daniel Head (see item listed above). Contains lists ofnames and business accounts, notes due, purchases made, and a list of namesof "Negroes, April, 1865." 1 item

1 61 "Head-quarters in the Saddle," rhyme about General John Pope, circa 1870s6 24 Heard, Stephen, ALS to Capt. Harris, April 30, 17822 2 Heidt, W.D. Three letters addressed to the Reverend Dr. W. Heidt, Atlanta,

Georgia, by: (1) Robert Toombs, Washington, Georgia, May 2, 1881; (2) LauraA. Haygood, Atlanta, Georgia, May 31, 1884. Ms. Haygood, sister of AtticusG. Haygood, was later a missionary to China from the Methodist EpiscopalChurch, South; and (3) C.C. Cody, Georgetown, Texas, December 14, 1888,was a professor at Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, and an 1875graduate of Emory College. 3 items

2 3 Heirs of James Oliver, warranty deed to S.G. Oliver, September 21, 18752 4 Hill, Benjamin Harvey, biographies and portraits from Kilowatt News, the

Georgia Power Company, undated, and the Trust Company of Georgia, 19416 24 Hill, Benjamin Harvey, ANS to unknown, December 22, 1876; and ANS to

unknown, two signed receipts, and a printed circular regarding PresidentRutherford B. Hayes, October 2, 1878

6 24 Hill, Joshua, ALS to Myles S.N. Meyers, November 14, 1868 and ALS to [RossJ. Wilson], April 16, 1873

6 24 Hillyer, Junius, ANS to unknown, March 16, 1846 [also signed by A. Church,John Billups, William M. Morton, H. [Huer?], Charles Dougherty, WilliamL. Mitchell. This endorsement is preceded by a recommendation written andsigned by L. Franklin of same date] and ALS to Mr. Dobbin, September 5,1854


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6 45 Hines, Nell Womack, "Georgia Land," and "Dream Garden," sheet music, 1923and 1933

"Georgia Land" is inscribed by Hines.

2 5 Historical houses, photographs, undated2 6 Holcomb, F. P. letters, 3 ALS. Holcomb, a civil engineer, addresses all 3 letters

to Louis Bristol, Civil Engineer, Jacksonville, Illinois. The letters are datedNovember 9, 1936, 4 pp.; November 8, 1838, 3 pp.; February 12, 1839, 3 pp.Holcomb wrote the letters from Georgia while working on the surveying ofseveral railroads. In 1836, he was apparently surveying a route for a railroadbetween Macon, Georgia, and a spot within twelve miles of Milledgeville.In 1838 and 1839, he was in Washington County working on the "CentralRailroad." He comments on the climate, health conditions, and people ofGeorgia; on railroad building and builders in all parts of the country; onnational and local politics; and on social and personal matters. Both he andBristol probably attended Yale. 3 items and 3 transcriptions

6 8 Houston, James to Charles Harris (Montgomery, Alabama), undated2 7 Howard, C.H. Letter to "My dear Sir," June 10, 18612 8 Hubner, Charles W., literary editor at the Atlanta Journal and prominent southern

poet, photograph, 19142 9 Hughes, Dudley, Congressman, photograph, undated6 24 Hutchins, N.L., ALS to the President of the United States, December 19, 18836 25 Iverson, Alfred, Sr., ALS to John M. Wyse, Pikeville, Maryland, June 6, 1840;

ALS to Judge Nicoll, October 22, 1852; ALS to Maj. James F. Cooper,Superintendent W& Railroad, September 28, 1854; and ALS to the Senate ofthe United States, January 28, 1861

6 25 Jackson, Jabez Young, Note to Messrs. Blair and Rives, Office of the Globe,January 19, 183?

6 25 Jackson, Joseph Webber, ANS to the Librarian of Congress, April 19, 1852OBV5 Jackson, Stephen and Robinson H. Scoggins. Account book for blacksmith

shop of Stephen Jackson and Robinson H. Scoggins, possibly in an areaof Covington (according to donor) or Statham, Georgia (added in book indifferent hand at a much later date), 1830-1837. 1 item

2 10 James, Francis, House of Representatives, Washington, to Anthony Bolman,Esq., West Chester, PA, July 20, 1840. Francis writes this letter to introduceDr. Thomas Lamar, who wishes to place his ward in school. 1 item

2 11 Jewitt family. Family Bible pages recording births, deaths, and marriages inJewitt, Chester, Faw, and Davant families of Georgia. Dates range from1803-1917. 1 item

2 12 Jones, John, ADS, August 8, 1883, Dirt [?]Town, Georgia. Record of theexecutor of the estate of John Jones and the dispensation of property after thedeath of E. A. Jones, widow of John Jones. 1 item

2 13 Jones, Seaborn, Representative, 1833-1835, 1845-1847, letters, 1801, 1849


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6 25 Jones, Seaborn, two ALS to the Hon. George Bancroft, April 22, 1846 and May26, 1846

6 25 Jordan, G. Gunby, two ALS to William S. Woods, Editor of Library Digest, June10, 1929 and August 14, 1929

4 13 Kine, William, naturalization certificate, granted at U.S. District Court inSavannah, Georgia, 1842

6 33 Kine, William, papers, 1865-1867Includes an order of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County dismissing Kine

from the position of administrator of the estate of Mary E. Sherlock; an orderof allegiance to the United States signed by Kine; a presidential pardon grantedto Kine, stamped with Andrew Johnson's signature, and signed by William H.Seward; and Kine's acknolwedgment of the pardon.

6 25 King, John Pendleton, three ANS, to Messrs. Blair and Rives, Office of theGlobe, November 6, 1833, February 28, 1834 and September 2, 1835, and ALSto Oscar T. Kuhn, December 30, 1852

6 25 Lamar, Henry G., ALS to the President of the United States, August 7, 1831 andALS to Col. William B. Bullock, May 4, 1832

2 14 Ladies' Christian Association. Resolution to change name to SavannahBenevolent Association, February 8, 1866 [?]

OP9 3 Lamar, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus, letter to Aunt Loretta Lamar, 1841December 9

6 9 Lamar, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus, letter to Lucius Mirabeau Lamar, undated4 14 Lamar, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus, letters and manuscript, 1845-1854

Manuscript is Latin verse, said to have been used as all or part of an addressgiven by Lamar at his graduation from Emory University in 1845.

2 15 Lamar, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus, portrait and biography from the TrustCompany of Georgia, 1941

2 16 Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, Georgia Senator, daguerreotype, circa 1820s4 15 Land grants, Campbell and Cherokee Counties, 18324 16 Land grants, Forsyth County, 18214 17 Land grants, Gilmer County, 1830-18324 18 Land grants, lumpkin County, 1827-18354 19 Land grants, Troup County, 1826OP9 4 Land grants, Washington County, 17932 17 Lanier, Sidney. Obituaries for Georgia poet Sidney Lanier, from the Atlanta

Constitution, the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Macon Telegraph andMessenger, September 1881, and portraits and biographies from KilowattNews, the Georgia Power Company and Trust Company of Georgia, undated

2 18 LeConte, John, Georgia born Franklin College graduate, photograph, undated2 19 Lehr, Lloyd, journalist, -letter sent from Shanghai, China to W.Y. "Gypsy"

Compton, October 26, 1929


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2 20 Long, Crawford W., famous Georgian surgeon and pharmacist, photographs ofstatue by J.T. Jackson and portrait and biography from Kilowatt News, theGeorgia Power Company, undated

6 25 Lumpkin, John Henry, ALS to Limn Boyd, May 2, 1852 and ALS to Edwin[Ba?], May 14, 1856

2 21 Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, portrait and biography from Trust Company of Georgia,1942

2 22 Macon Gas Light Company (Macon, Georgia). Cash bill, November 1, 1864OP9 5 Magazine and newspaper clippings about GeorgiaOP5 - Map of Fort King George, designed by William G. Haynes Jr., 1955OP5 - Map of Georgia, unknown artist, 19574 20 McConnell, N.W. (Vancouver, Washington), letter to Mrs. W.E. Towson

(Eastman, Georgia), 1914 February 21Letter was originally discovered in the book Genealogical History of the

Families of McConnells, Martins, etc., CS71 .M33 1913, available in theRobert W. Woodruff Library

2 23 McDaniel, Henry D., Governor of Georgia, photograph, undated2 24 McGuffey, Henrietta. Letter from William H. F. Hall to Henrietta McGuffey;

ALS, March 7, 1850, 3 pages. Henrietta McGuffey was the daughter ofWilliam Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873), University of Virginia professorand author of the McGuffey Readers. This letter discusses Hall's and VirginiaMcGuffey's friendship and Hall's life and work in Greenville, Georgia, at thetime he wrote this letter. 1 item

6 10 McKissack, William (Savannah, Georgia), letter to Daniel Ruggles (FortCrawford, Wisconsin), 1841 June 21

2 25 McMaster, John and M. ALS, 4 pp., from M. McMaster, stationed on RoanokeIsland, NC, to his father, John McMaster, Atlanta, Georgia, on October 25,1861. In a letter, McMaster tells of his illness and his dissatisfaction withthe officers of his regiment. He asks his family to write and send blankets. 2PDS, insurance policies of M. McMaster, November 18, 1863, and October 3,1882. Two receipts: 1 made to M. McMaster , May 25, 1865 for seven balesof cotton, and the other to John McMaster for the board and necessities of theMcMaster children, October 3, 1866. 5 items

OP5 - The Men Who Governed Georgia, poster, 19672 26 Mercer, Jesse, 1769-1841, "The Empire State: A Georgia Weekly," Atlanta,

Georgia, circa 1800s2 27 Merrell, G.W., "To My Cross of Honor," poem, undated2 28 Methodist Church. "Reward: Lost, strayed, or stolen. A People, called

Methodists" (Calfee's Print Shop, Atlanta, Georgia), undated2 29 Methodist Episcopal Church, South, flyers, 1914-19312 30 Miller, Dr ?, private journal, Madison, Georgia, 1838-1844 [journal mentions the

Southern Botanical Medical College]


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4 21 Miller, Jesse (Campbell County, Georgia), deed to William Astin, 18336 46 Miller, R.A. Sketchbooks, undated

Sketchbooks of self-taught artist Reuben Aaron (R.A.) Miller

6 47 Miller, R.A. Sketchbooks, undattedSketchbooks of self-taught artist Reuben Aaron (R.A.) Miller

2 31 Mims, Azariah, administrator of the estate of William Hathcock, 56 acres,recorded at Fayette County, land book, page 619

2 32 Mims, A.Y., deed to William H. Mims, lot 256, 14th district, 120 or more acres,1883

2 33 Mims, David D., deed to James Oliver, Fayette County, land book, page 148,1856

2 34 Mims, S.G., warranty deed to D.C. Mims, recorded at Fulton County, lot number32, November 11, 1909

2 35 Mitchell, Augustus. Letter from Augustus Mitchell to General Henry A.S.Dearborn, January 13, 1846; related to Mitchell's efforts toward theestablishment of a national museum of natural history. 1 item

2 36 Moore, John, Administrator's Bond, Cobb County, Georgia, for the estate of JohnMoore, February 4, 1861. Inventory and appraisement of the estate of JohnMoore, Sr., December 10, 1857. 3 items

OP4 2 Moss Industry in the South, clipping from Harper's Weekly, 18822 37 N. A. Hardee's Son & Co. Drafts drawn by or in favor of N. A. Hardee's Son &

Co., a fertilizer company in Savannah, Georgia, 1870-1884. 133 items6 43 Nelson, John, soldier claimant's form, 1904 March 29

Congressional soldier claimant's form for Nelson, a soldier of color in CompanyA, 57th Illinois Infantry Regiment, signed by C. H. Bartlett, Congressman fromGeorgia.

OP4 4 "A New England Society Dinner at Delmonico's," description of setting ofGrady's "New South" speech, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1878

6 34 Newton County, document attesting delivery of several parcels of land by J. P.Simms, executor for the estate of Richard S. Simms, to Reuben Hook, afterpublic auction, 1857 January 6

6 25 Nicholls, John C., ALS to Benjamin Perley Poore, October 27, 18836 25 Nisbit, Eugenius A., Order to payment, May 31, 1853 and ALS [fragment], 18702 38 Northen, William J., Governor, photograph, undated2 39 Norwood, Thomas M., Senator, portrait, undated2 40 Office Roswell Manufacturing Company (Roswell, Georgia). Price circular,

March 12, 18622 41 Oglethorpe, James, founder of the colony of Georgia, sketches by Sam Ireland

and G.F. Storm, and portraits, circa 18352 42 Oglethorpe University, print of Central Hall at Midway near Milledgeville,

Georgia, undated


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2 43 Oliver, James, deed to Sanford C. Oliver, Fayette County, land book I or J, page448, 1868

2 44 Oliver, Mary M., land mortgage with power of sale, to John Mims, recorded inCampbell County, February 28, 1910

2 45 Oliver, W.D., warranty deed to Mary M. Oliver, recorded in Campbell County,February 1, 1910

6 25 Owens, George W., ANS to N.B. Baker, Cambridge, April 1, 18382 46 Palmer, Harold Red. Photocopy of transcript (with commentary) of a taped

interview conducted by Brian Smiley, an Emory student, with Harold "Red"Palmer, Southern organizer for the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers,in the 1930's. The interview took place on October 22, 1972, in Douglasville,Georgia. 1 item

2 47 Park, L.M. Letter to citizens of LaGrange asking for information on the historyof the Methodist church in LaGrange, January 24, 1898

2 48 Park, Sarah T. Tribute and obituary (Greenville, Meriwether County, November9, 1882

OP4 2 Peach Growing Industry in the South, clipping from Harper's Weekly, 18975 6 Peddy, Laura, Christmas cards, circa 1911-19146 25 Persons, Henry, fragment on House of Representatives letterhead, 187?2 49 Piedmont Hotel, photograph of Piedmont Hotel, Gainesville, Georgia, undated2 50 Pittman, N.W. Photocopy of ALS, 4 pp., from N. W. Pittman to his family, June

6, 1838. Pittman had volunteered for the Georgia militia to help gather andguard the Cherokee Indians as they were assembled to be sent to Arkansas. Hetells of a few specific incidences of the gathering, saying that "in the courseof three days the Battalion had brought in 927 Indians" Also attached is a notefrom H. P. Strickland to his father, Henchin Strickland (Pittman's father-in-law). 1 item and 1 transcription

OP4 4 Polk monument, at Pine Mountain Georgia, news clipping, 19124 22 Pollock, P.D., "A Plea for College Endowment," 1899OP5 - Portraits of Illustrious Georgians, a series of painting by Lewis Crumley Gregg

on permanent exhibition in the banking quarters of the Trust Company ofGeorgia, Atlanta, undated

2 51 Pulaski monument, at Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia, image by S. Weekes,undated

OP4 2 Pulaski monument, image and article from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing RoomCompanion, 1855

FR1 - Quarterman, Leonora, watercolor panting of unidentified cottage, undatedOBV6 Railroad Bank of Savannah, Georgia. Check stubs from the Railroad Bank of

Savannah, Georgia, extending from March 31, 1864-May 20, 1864. 1 item2 52 Randall, James R., "The Conquered and the Unconquered Banner" and "John W.

Morton," poems, undated


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6 35 Randolph and Bibb Counties, original and copy of a complaint brought byGeorge Knight against Josephus Camp for accounts unpaid and a bond ofW. M. Shropshire and A. Fitzgerald to George Knight to deliver an enslavedperson gained through litigation against Camp, 1864 August 13-19

6 35 Randolph County, petition from John R. Moody to the Judge of Superior Courtasking for damages from David Goff in the sum of $6000 for ruining a cropand causing loss of property, 1863 November 10

Goff was ordered to appear before the court, which judged in favor of theplaintiff.

2 53 Rawls, R. Account book of R. Rawls, Mill Ray, Bulloch County, Georgia, for theyears 1858, 1859, and the month of January, 1864. A newsclipping, "GeneralPope's Construction" is included. 1 item

2 54 Reese, William, Washington, Georgia, to Thomas [?], June 19, 1859. Reesewrites of business and political affairs. Biographical clippings are includedwhich don't seem to refer to this man. 1 item

2 55 Republican Party. Slate of candidates, circa 1860sOP1 2 Republican Party in Georgia. Broadsides concerning the Republican Party

in Georgia, 1868-1904. Most pertain to Henry P. Farrow, chairman of theRepublican Executive Committee in the Ninth Congressional District ofGeorgia and chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. 17 items

3 1 Republican Party, Slate of candidates, Bryan County, Georgia, circa 1860s3 2 Resident Amateur Corps. First exhibition, Ralston's Hall, November 21, 18613 3 Resolutions passed by the LaGrange District Sunday School Convention,

LaGrange Reporter, undated3 4 Reynolds, Purmedus. Documentation for Cherokee County [Georgia] land grant

to Purmedus Reynolds of Newton Country [Georgia], May 20, 1846. Theland grant was made according to an Act of the Georgia legislature passedDecember 18, 1843. 2 items

3 5 Reynolds, Susan R. Photocopy of manuscript entitled "Articles of ChristianProfession and Covenant," as administered to Mrs. Susan R. Reynolds, WilkesCounty, Georgia, ca. 1820s. No specific church is mentioned. Birth, death, andmarriage dates for Susan Reynolds are given in an attached note. 1 item

6 11 Reynolds, William (Duncanville, Georgia), letter to "Sir," 1833 November 18OP4 2 Rice Culture on the Ogeechee, clipping from Harper's Weekly, 1867OP4 6 Richmond County, indenture between William Candler and William Mason,

1778 January 6OP4 7 Richmond County, indenture between William Candler and William Mason,

1778 January 76 21 Rivers, E.D., gubernatorial inauguration program, 19393 6 Robinson, Mary L. Travel journal of Mary L. Robinson on a trip from Baltimore

to Savannah to England in 1827. 1 itemOP4 4 Roll of Honor by States, Synodical Memorial, 1915


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4 23 Roosevelt, Franklin D., letter to Rogers Winter, Stone Mountain Memorial, 1928January 9

4 24 Roy, T.B. (Selma, Alabama), letter to John L. Hardee (Savannah, Georgia), 1880March 13

OP1 10 Ruins of the Franciscan Mission, Our lady of Guadalupe or Santa Maria, nearSt. Mary's, Camden County, Georgia, by Robert R. Otis and Wilbur G. Kurtz,1934

OP1 10 Ruins of the Spanish Mission Santo Domingo de Talaxe, Altama Plantation,Glynn County, GA, by Robert R. Otis and Wilbur G. Kurtz, 1934

OP1 10 Ruins of the Spanish Mission settlement on Pease Creak, NE of Darien,McIntosh County, Georgia, by Robert R. Otis and Wilbur G. Kurtz, 1934

3 7 Rush, John and Charles W. Photocopies of a portion of a scrapbook relating tothe affairs of John Rush, who apparently lived in Rome, Georgia, and CharlesW. Rush, Private, Co. A, 8th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Thepapers range from 1830 to 1866. There are receipts for purchase of slaves byJohn Rush, a Confederate bond for $13,000 purchased by him, and a list ofproperty, including numerous slaves, taken from him by the U. S. Governmentin 1864. The papers concerning Charles W. Rush deal mainly with his medicaldischarge from the Confederate army. Biographical and genealogical materialpertaining to the Rush family. 11 items

3 8 Rusk, Dean, Secretary of State under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson,originally from Georgia, photograph, undated

6 37 Savannah, city of, bill of lading, Steamer Knoxville, New York to Savannah,1854 September 16

One case of merchandise. T. L. Wayne and Son.

6 37 Savannah, city of, deed for house and lots purchsed by Michael Dillon from J.Seymour Harris, 1844 October 5

6 37 Savannah, city of, Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Attorney for Plaintiff, acertiorari to Levi S. D'Lyon, 1844 August 10

6 37 Savannah, city of, indenture between Thomas Butler and John Downer ofTallahassee, East Florida Territory, signed by D. B. Mitchell [fragment], 1829October 31

6 37 Savannah, city of, indenture for lease for a lot of land made by Margaret Dillonto Daniel T. Scranton, 1861 March 30

6 37 Savannah, city of, notarized bill of exchange, 1801 May 206 37 Savannah, city of, papers concerned with a steam towboard (Clarendon), 1839

Includes estimate for steam towboat, signed by Charles Christian. Referrersincluded G. B. Lamar. Christian was agreeing to build and operate the boatfor specified amounts, and also indicated his intention to purchase one shareof stock for $100. Also includes a list of hands employed on the Clarendon,a subscriber's form for a steam towboat company to operate in the SavannahRiver, and account of purchases for the Clarendon.


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3 9 Savannah Volunteer Guards. Invitation, seventy-ninth anniversary, May 18813 10 Sawyer, James. ANN, James Sawyer, Snellville, Georgia to Tandy Brown,

Gwinnett County, September 21, 1892 regarding road to their property. 1 item3 11 Schreiner, John, and Son, "To Music Dealers," Macon and Savannah, Georgia,

October 21, 18636 12 Sears, [?] (Savannah, Georgia), letter to jedediah Morse (Charleston, South

Carolina), 1811 January 1OP9 6 Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Ratification by the State of Georgia of the

Constitution of the United States of America, souvenir program, 1938 January2

3 12 Sewell, Isaac C., deed to William Hathcock, lot number 256, recorded at FultonCounty, book B, page 124, September 1833

6 26 Scott, Dunlop, ANS to unknown, February 10, 18726 13 Shinter, Eli S., letter to "Dear Sir" (House of Representatives), 1856 February 56 26 Slaton, John M., ANS to "Dear Sir," July 10, 19126 26 Sloan, Andrew, ALS to Charles Lanman, Washington, D.C., November 3, 18755 7 Smith, Frances Perkins, Christmas cards, undated3 13 Smith, Huery E., ledger for "Huery E. Smith and Son," Bryan County Plantation,

Georgia, 1870-18763 14 Smith, John M. Family history of John M. Smith, James Baker, and their

descendants, compiled by John M. Baker, their grandson. Smith and Bakerwere among the first settlers in that part of DeKalb County which is nowFulton. This history contains portions of diaries kept by both men. 1 item

3 15 Smith, Robert A. Photocopy of ALS, 4 pp., from Robert A Smith to Capt.Harvey, January 1, 1859. Smith is answering Harvey's question on theprocedure of electing commissioned officers in the Georgia State Militia asHarvey was gathering a group to be called the Newnan Guards. 1 item

3 16 Sons of the Revolution, annual dinner announcement, 19003 17 Spalding, Mary Connally. Manuscript, "War at Best Is Barbarism," by Mary

Connally Spalding, written May 29, 1943. This manuscript is the story of thepart the Connally family took in the Civil War, especially the Battle of Atlanta.Connally family geneological information is given in the back. Written for theAtlanta Historical Society. 1 item

OP1 10 Spanish mission buildings, Dodge Orphanage property at Frederica, St. Simon'sIsland, Glynn Country, Georgia, by Wilbur G. Kurtz and Robert R. Otis, 1934

6 26 Speer, Emory, MS [biographical sketch], 187?; ALS to Benjamin Perley Poore,December 8, 1881; and ALS to W.H. McMillian, Clarkesville, Georgia, July17, 1882

3 18 Spights, Mary Ann Matilda, administrator of the estate of John W. Spights, deedto James Oliver, 101 and a quarter acres, recorded at Fayette County, page 693,June 6, 1856


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OP10 - St. Paul's Parish, indenture between Edmund Bugg and William Candler, 1770December 4

This form was most likely printed by James Johnston, Georgia's first printer.

OP4 5 St. Paul's Parish, indenture between Edmund Bugg and William Candler, 1774August 4

3 19 Stanton, Frank L., first poet laureate of Georgia, photograph, and portrait andbiography from Kilowatt News, the Georgia Power Company, undated

6 38 State of Georgia, an act to appoint commissioners for the purpose of cooperatingwith the state of South Carolina in improving the navigation of the riverSavannah from the City of Augusta to the City of Savannah [certified copy],1799 February 18

6 38 State of Georgia, an act to incorporate a company for the improvement of thenavigation of that part of the Savannah River between the town of Petersburghand the City of Augusta [certified copy], 1799 February 14

3 20 State of Georgia, candidates for governor, 18613 21 State of Georgia, Penitentiary Department, letter from George H. Jones, Principal

Keeper, to Ms. Blair McKinney, May 30, 18926 38 State of Georgia, resolution by the Georgia House of Representatives petitioning

the Governor to take steps with the federal government and the State ofAlabama to run the line between Georgia and Alabama, 1822 November 15

3 22 State School Commissioner, letter regarding school requisitions, December 14,1910

OP4 4 Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, vice president of the Confederate States duringthe Civil War, portrait and biography from Kilowatt News, the Georgia PowerCompany, engravings, and other images, undated

3 23 Stevens, William Bacon. Letter and three clippings relating to William BaconStevens A History of Georgia From its First Discovery by Europeans to theAdoption of the Present Constitution in 1793 (V. I, 1847; V.II, 1857). Theletter, dated March 11, 1841, is an official request from a Committee of theGeorgia Historical Society asking that Stevens undertake "a more detailed,connected, and satisfactory" history than had been written before. The threeclippings (dated 1843, 1858, and 1860) relate to the progress of Stevens work.[Source: Removed from A History of Georgia . . . by William Bacon Stevens,Vol. 1, 1847. [S.C. F 286, S 84]] 4 items

4 24 Stevenson, Adlai E., letter to W.P. Kellam, Director of Libraries, University ofGeorgia, 1955 July 5

6 39 Stewart County, account of sale of goods from the estate of B. L. Wolf, 1863March 3

6 39 Stewart County, account of sale of personal property of Mrs. Flowers, 1863 May21

6 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of Charles Dennard, 1849 October 2


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6 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of James L. Crossen, 1862 November17

6 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of John Seay, 1862 October 156 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of Norman H. Lewis, 1863 January

196 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of Radford Bridges, 1849 January 136 39 Stewart County, appraisement of the estate of Thomas W. Perkins, 1862 October

146 39 Stewart County, appraisement of property for the support of the family of John

W. Touchston, 1863 August 116 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Henry A. Cook,

1863 February 46 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Hollinger D. Brown,

1849 November 26 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Isaac Brooks, 1863

July 16 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Jeptha Pickett, 1851

April 256 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of John J. Robb, 1849

May 156 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of John R. Leverett,

1850 November 276 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Winzer, 1849

January 176 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Jonathan Winzer,

1851 May 136 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Mary Ann

Templeton, 1851 March 316 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Pickney Jones, 1863

June 146 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the estate of Raphel Pinco, 1863

February 246 39 Stewart County, inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Jane

Ramey, 1863 May 96 39 Stewart County, inventory and sale of the perishable property of the estate of

Miss Jane Lee, 1862 December 46 39 Stewart County, list of property sold belonging to the estate of Mary A. Flowers,

1862 December 136 39 Stewart County, list of property sold belonging to the estate of Thomas W.

Perkins, 1862 November 206 39 Stewart County, list of sales of the property of John Upton, 1854 January 17


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6 39 Stewart County, returns of the sale the property of David C. Bryan both real andpersonal, 1851 January 7

Documents the sale of land and enslaved individuals

6 39 Stewart County, sale of Allen W. Hill lands, 1864 January 16 39 Stewart County, sale of the perishable property belonging to the estate of

Matthew Dossey, 1862 December 106 39 Stewart County, schedule of the goods and chattels of the estate of G. W. Clarke,

1862 October 86 39 Stewart County, schedule of notes belonging to the estate of William N. Presley,

1863 June 53 24 Stone Mountain Memorial, materials regarding construction of memorial,

coining of Confederate half dollar, quota reports, articles, press releases,Congressional bills, and other related materials, circa 1925

OP1 5 Stone Mountain Memorial, materials regarding construction of memorial,articles, press releases, posters, and other related materials, circa 1925 [16items]

OP4 8 Stoner, J.B. Campaign material, 1970-1972Campaign mateiral for J.B. Stoner's unsuccessful 1970 Georgia Gubernatorial

and 1972 U.S. Senate runs. Stoner ran as an avowed champion of whitesupremacy.

3 25 Stripling, James B. Thirteen bills of sale or indentures and receipts for slavespurchased by James B. Stripling (11 items) and Benjamin Stripling (2 items)of Tattnall County, Georgia, between June 23, 1818 and June 6, 1857. Thereis also a release signed by Edward C. and Elizabeth Dukes conveying to J.B. Stripling their interest in a Negro woman that Albert M. Dukes had soldto Stripling on September 2, 1839. Finally, there are two affidavits made byJ. B. Stripling before William H. Bulloch, Deputy Clerk of Chatham CountySuperior Court, February 14, 1853; the affadavits state that the ten slavesStripling had brought from Charleston were "not introduced . . . with a view tospeculation but with the intent solely of being held to service by [himself andtwo other men]." 18 items

OP4 3 Talbot, Thomas, photograph of home built in 1789 for Thomas Talbot by hisfather, located in Washington, Georgia, circa 1903

OP4 2 Tallulah Falls, Ladore Cascade, Georgia, image and article in Gleason's PictorialDrawing Room Companion, 1854

3 26 Talmadge, Herman E., Governor of Georgia, signed photograph, undated6 26 Talmadge, Herman E., two TLS to J.W. Laster, March 14 and 22, 19693 27 Tanner, James, Commissioner of Pensions, photograph, 18896 39 Tattnall County, remission of fine and sentence by Governor John Clark

(1819-1823) to Isaac Guilford, 1821 June 306 26 Tattnall, Edward F., ALS to Smith Thompson, Secretary of the Navy, February

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6 14 Taylor, George, letter to [?] Trumbull (New London, Connecticut), 1851September 23

4 26 Tefft, Thomas T., manifest of the Schooner Retrieve bound from Providence toSavannah, Georgia, 1824

3 28 Terrell, J.M., Governor of Georgia, photograph, 19036 26 Thompson, Fletcher, four TLS to J.W. Laster, March 24, April 10, 11, and 14,

19696 15 Thompson, Sam (?) (Savannah, Georgia), letter to Henry Phillips (Charleston,

South Carolina), 1845 January 33 29 "To the members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia," letter

regarding the enfranchisement of women, 1915OP4 4 Toombs, Robert, Senator, portrait, 18543 30 Troup, George Michael, portrait and biography from Trust Company of Georgia,

19423 31 Twiggs, David Emmanuel. Photocopy of letter by David Emmanuel Twiggs

(Washington, DC) to L. N. Whittle (Macon, Georgia); July 2, 1860. Twiggswas born in 1790 in Richmond County, Georgia, and died in 1862 in Augusta,Georgia. He was the son of Gen. John Twiggs, Revolutionary War general. D.E. Twiggs served in U. S. Army, 1812-1861, resigning his commission whenGeorgia seceded. He achieved the rank of Maj. Gen. He served as commanderfor the Dept. of the West, (headquarters in St. Louis) until 1857; he then servedin the Dept. of Texas. 1 item

6 27 Underwood, Emory Marvin, typescript of ruling in case, July 31, 19406 16 Unidentified (Augusta, Georgia), letter to C.J. Jenkins (Milledgeville, Georgia),

1866 June 156 17 Unidentified, letter to unidentified (Savannah, Georgia), 1875 December 21OP4 3 United States Savings Bank branch, Savannah, Georgia, 18313 32 Van Ness, James. Letter from James Van Ness to John M. Wyse; ALS, May 15,

1838, 3 pages. James Van Ness (1807-1872) was a Georgia lawyer who movedto San Francisco, California, in 1849. He went on to become the mayor therefrom 1855-1856 and confirmed a land ordinance bearing his name that he hadsponsored as an alderman. Van Ness Avenue is named for him. In 1871 hemoved to San Luis Obispo and was elected state senator. This letter containscommentary by the author in regard to Martin Van Buren's presidency and thetreasury problem. 1 item

4 1 Vietnam War photograph album, 1968. Album contains both color and blackand white snapshots of a U.S. Army unit during the Vietnam War. Thereare photographs of white and African American soldiers, as well as SouthVietnamese soldiers. There are also numerous photographs of the Vietnamesecountryside, rural farms, as well as an unidentified Vietnamese city. Theblack and white photographs appear to have been taken in Long My, a ruraldistrict of the H#u Giang province in the MeKong Delta. Most photographs areunidentified, though a few have descriptions on the versos.


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3 33 Wadsworth and Clark families. Seven letters from Rhoda Clark of St. Marys,Georgia dated 1802-1804 to her family in Connecticut and Ohio concerningfamily news, an unsuccessful slave rebellion, conditions on St. Marys, andthe presence of soldiers stationed in the town in 1804. Two letters are fromArchibald Clark, Rhoda Clarks husband, to Elijah Wadsworth in Connecticutin 1804 concerning his ambition to practice law in Georgia and one letter toEdward Wadsworth in Ohio dated 1830 concerning the death of Rhoda. Thefinal item is a shipping agreement between two Savannah businessmen in1791. 9 items

6 27 Walker, Clifford, TLS to William Seaver Woods, Editor of Literary Digest, July30, 1925

4 5 Wallace, Francis, correspondence and ephemera, circa 1941-19524 6 Wallace, Francis, family photographs, circa 1936-19444 7 Wallace, Francis, photographs and negatives, undated6 27 Ward, H.R., ALS to F.P. Blair, Washington, D.C., December 13, 18326 27 Warner, Hiram, ALS to "Dear Sir" giving biographical information, April 13,

18773 34 Washington, J.H.R. Papers and letters of J. M. R. Washington of Macon. The

first letter concerns the governor's election for 1860, written to Washingtonfrom James Rodney Sneed, editor of the Savannah Republican, Savannah,Georgia, May 30, 1859. There are various passes, orders, etc., issued duringthe Civil War period, as well as letters dealing with the personal feelings ofthe correspondents. The last item is an evaluation of slaves emancipated fromWashington's ownership, Macon, Georgia, May 30, 1859-November 21, 1866.10 items

6 36 Washington County, petition of Sandersville for change in mail contract, 1882July 1

6 18 Wellington, William (Atlanta, Georgia), letter to Charles J. Jenkins(Milledgeville, Georgia), 1866 March 27

3 35 Wesley, John, portrait and biography from Trust Company of Georgia, 19423 36 The Wesleyan Christian Advocate, "Concerning the Jew," flyer, circa 1910s6 27 Whiteley, Richard H., ALS to "Dear Sir", October 28, 1871 and ALS to

Benjamin Perley Poore, December 9, 18746 39 Whitfield County, bond for $1000 by which R. W. Jones promised to grant

James Johnson, Freedman, two land lots in the City of Dalton, Georgia, uponpayment of $300, partial payment of a horse and buggy having already beenmade, 1865 November 27

3 37 Whittlesey, Charles. Letter (ALS, 2 pp.) written by Charles Whittlesey(1808-1886) to Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. (1831-1893), July 8, 1872,concerning Whittlesey's survey of the Etowah [Indian] Mound inGeorgia. Whittlesey authored "The Great Mound on the Etowah River,Georgia," [Smithsonian Institution] 1881. Folder title: Whittlesey, Charles.[Source: Removed from Whittlesey, Charles. Ancient Mining on the Shores


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of Lake Superior [Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1863], SmithsonianContributions to Knowledge, 155. The book, gift of John W. Bonner, oncebelonged to Charles Colcock Jones.] 1 item

3 38 Wicker, John. Survey record and land grant of a land parcel in Henry County,Georgia, given to Wicker, June 23, 1823. 1 item

6 39 Wilkes County, petition of Hetty Wells before the Superior Court claiming thatone Reuben Scott owned her $52 for "board, washing, and nursing," 1822January 9

Notation on the back of the document reveals that the plaintiff won the case.

3 39 Wilkins, William. Writ for the recovery of debt, damages, and costs, RichmondCounty, January 13, 1822

BV7 - Wilson, J.H., scrapbook, circa 1844-1930BV3 Williams, Blair Stanton, collector. Bound volume entitled Georgia Postmarks

containing postmarks mounted on pages and arranged in alphabetical order byGeorgia city. Not all cities, however, are represented by postmarks. The datesspan ca. 1944-1951. 1 item.

3 40 Winchell, Anna L.P. Manuscript essay on being pure in heart, written by AnnaL.P. Winchell at Georgia Female College, Madison, Georgia, July 21, 1857. 1item

3 41 Women's Christian Temperance Union (Oxford, Georgia). Minutes of theOxford, Georgia, Women's Christian Temperance Union from February1892-September 1894. The minutes give an account of the activities of theUnion, especially regarding the students of Emory College (for whom theyhad temperance readings, essay contests, etc.). Many of the ladies in the Unionwere associated with the College. 1 item, 15 pieces

3 42 Women's Committee, Council of National Defense, Georgia Division, flyerscirca 1917

OP1 3 Wood, Eddy, and Co. Lottery. Poster advertising the lottery and listing drawingdates, November 1859-December 1860. 1 item.

3 43 Woodliff, Josiah H., bill of sale for slave woman and petition order andindentures of an orphan free boy, 1866

6 27 Woods, W.B., ALS to Henry Storm, February 7, 18813 44-46 Wooten, Hardy Vickers. The private journal of Hardy Vickers Wooten,

December 1813-April 1856, in which he tells of his early life, the socialcustoms of the day, his study of medicine, his travels and work, the weather,etc. Dr. Wooten was born and grew up in and around Burke Co., Ga., and latermoved to Alabama. The journal was written in four parts, of which Emory hasa typescript carbon copy of the first, third, and fourth. 3 items

3 47 Wren, Ella. Announcement of performance, Augusta, Georgia, August 1861 [?]6 19 Wright, W.F. (Newnan, Georgia), letter to unidentified recipient, 1872 February

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