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Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers, 1821-1862 (bulk 1852-1857)
Antebellum letters dated 1850-1861 to Callie Lumpkin King, wife of Alabama lawyer and plantation owner Porter King and daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin that touch on family life, local and national politics, marriage, and the social life in Athens, Georgia.
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Creator
Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, 1799-1867
Contributor to Resource
King, Callie
Date of Original
1850/1861
Subject
Bird, Sallie, 1828-1910
King, Porter
Cobb, Marion
Cobb family
University of Georgia--History--19th century
Marriage--United States
Women--Georgia
Women--Health and hygiene
Women--Education--Georgia--History--19th century
Domestic life
Plantation life
Georgia--Social life and customs--19th century
Athens (Ga.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Location
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
Medium
correspondence
letters (correspondence)
Type
Text
Description
The digitized selections from the Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers consist of letters dated 1850-1861 (the bulk of which are from 1852-1856) to Callie Lumpkin King, wife of Alabama lawyer and plantation owner Porter King and daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Correspondents include Sallie (Baxter) Bird, wife of Hancock County plantation-owner Edgeworth Bird; King's husband Porter; Thomas Read Rootes Cobb, her brother-in-law; and other Lumpkin family members. The letters touch on family life, local and national politics, marriage, and the social life in Athens, Georgia, Documents scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Joseph Henry Lumpkin family papers. Alexander Campbell King Law Library, University of Georgia School of Law, on deposit at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
Alexander Campbell King Law Library
Rights