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Telamon Cuyler historical manuscripts, 1609-1942
Historical manuscripts relating to Georgia history covering the period 1754-1905
More About This Collection
Creator
Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951
Date of Original
1609/1942
Subject
Foster, Ira R. (Ira Roe), 1811-1885
Waters, H. H
Wayne, Henry C. (Henry Constantine), 1815-1883
Whitaker, Jared I
Georgia. Adjutant-General's Office
Georgia. Comptroller General's Office
Georgia. Office of the Governor
Georgia. Militia
Boundaries, State
Indians of North America--Southern States--Treaties
Military administration--Georgia
Shipping--Southern States
Confederate States of America
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Georgia--Boundaries--Alabama
Georgia--Boundaries--Florida
Georgia--Boundaries--North Carolina
Georgia--Boundaries--South Carolina
Georgia--Boundaries--Tennessee
Location
United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
Medium
judicial records
land grants
indentures
Type
Text
Description
The series consists of historical manuscripts relating to Georgia history collected by Telamon Cuyler covering the period 1754-1905. The series includes correspondence; bonds; county records, particularly for Jones County (Ga.); court records; indentures; inventories; land grants; newspaper clippings; and official Georgia government records for the office of the Adjutant General, Comptroller General, Governor, and Treasurer from 1754-1905 (with gaps). Topics documented within the collection include the Georgia militia; the Revolutionary War; Indian affairs in Georgia during the 1830s (particularly treaties); shipping (1770s-1780s); and boundary disputes between Georgia and Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee., The series also contains administrative records and correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Confederate government and the Georgia military troops during the Civil War. These records include materials of Ira R. Foster (Georgia Quartermaster General), H.H. Waters (Executive Secretary, Dept. of Georgia), Henry C. Wayne (Georgia Adjutant General), and Jared I. Whitaker (Georgia Commissary General).
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
Rights
