Creator
Carr family
Carr, Thomas, d. 1820
Carr, William A., (William Anthony)

Date of Original
1730/1891

Subject
Land grants
Real estate investment--Georgia--18th century
Real estate investment--Georgia--19th century
Slave bills of sale--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia
Yazoo Fraud, 1795

People
Low, William

Location
United States, Georgia, Camden County, 30.92249, -81.63639
United States, Georgia, Columbia County, 33.54412, -82.26406

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of the papers of Thomas Carr and his son, William A. Carr of Columbia County, Georgia from 1730-1891. Includes correspondence, bills, receipts, land grants, court records, bonds, and slave records. Materials mainly related to late 18th and early 19th century land speculation in Camden County (Ga.), Yazoo purchase, and northeast Georgia. Also includes some material relating to William Low (Mrs. Carr's grandson by her first husband).

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_0021

Language
eng

Original Collection
Thomas Carr family papers

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights