United States, Georgia, Lumpkin County, Dahlonega, 34.53259, -83.98491United States, Georgia, White County, 34.64636, -83.74711Hungerford, William Sumner, 1854-19041880-05-13Letter from W. S. Hungerford to Wier Boyd, dated May 13, 1880. Hungerford gives Boyd explicit instructions for collecting money from Trimble and asks Boyd to send him receipts of releases from the Hand Company and Mr. Howell if Boyd agrees to his proposition. He notes that the newspapers report rich discoveries of gold in White County, Georgia, and a large influx of speculators in the Georgia gold region. Based on this information, Hungerford thinks they will be able to sell their machinery.A project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Lumpkin County Library, Chestatee Regional Library System as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.text/htmlimage/jpegmka026enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Chestatee Regional Library System, Lumpkin County Branch, Madeleine K. Anthony Collection, box II-1, folder 38.Gold mines and mining--Georgia--DahlonegaGold mines and mining--Georgia--White County--Gold discoveriesMining leases--Georgia--DahlonegaCollecting of accounts--Georgia--DahlonegaLetter: Quinnesec, Michigan to Wier Boyd, [Dahlonega, Georgia], 1880 May 13Text