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Barrow, David Crenshaw, 1815-1899. David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers, 1817-1915 (bulk 1850-1883).

Title: David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers, 1817-1915 (bulk 1850-1883).

The collection consists of papers of the David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 1817-1915. The papers include mainly correspondence, financial records, and diaries. The earliest records consist mostly of receipts and accounts of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. and Middleton Pope. The bulk of the correspondence (1850-1883) is between Barrow and his children David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr.; Ella Patience Barrow (Spalding); James Barrow; Lucy M. Barrow (Cobb); Middleton Pope Barrow; and Thomas A. Barrow. Some of James Barrow's correspondence was written while a cadet at West Point and then later during the Civil War serving first in Cobb's Legion in Virginia and later in the 64th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Florida. There is also an interesting set of correspondence (ca. 1850-1868) to Barrow from overseers at his plantations in Oglethorpe and Decatur Counties, Georgia; letters relating to his investment in a Florida salt works during the Civil War; and letters from John H. Lumpkin and William McKinley regarding the secession of Georgia. The collection also includes diaries (1851-1852, 1856-1858, 1876, 1879) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. mostly detailing farm and family life and diaries (1868, 1875) of Clara E. Barrow discussing school and social activities.

ArchivalResource: 4.75 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476193 View

Barrow, Patience P. Barrow family papers addenda, 1832-1833.

Title: Barrow family papers addenda, 1832-1833.

The collection consists of letters written by Patience Precious Barrow at the Young Ladies Institute to her brother David Crenshaw Barrow at Harvard University.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316230591 View

Barrow, James. Barrow family papers, 1785-1821.

Title: Barrow family papers, 1785-1821.

The collection consists of two letters from David C. Barrow to his sister Patience P. Barrow in Milledgeville, Georgia. Also included are land records from Benjamin Catching, Baldwin Fluker and Martin Kendrick to James Barrow.

ArchivalResource: 9 items (0.1 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310754381 View

Barrow, David C., (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929. David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. family papers, 1822-1932 (bulk 1873-1900).

Title: David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. family papers, 1822-1932 (bulk 1873-1900).

The collection consists of papers of David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. and the Barrow family from 1822-1932. The papers include account books, correspondence, deeds and indentures (1822-1927), diaries, notebooks, speeches and writings of Barrow, and photographs. The correspondence (1824-1929) consists of personal letters between family members including Barrow's father David Crenshaw Barrow; letters discussing Georgia politics; and University of Georgia (UGA) business such as students, classes, mathematics, or engineering and Barrow's administrative duties and responsibilities as UGA Chancellor. The notebooks include books (1875, 1888, 1892, 1899) relating to Barrow's surveying work which include diagrams, measurements, and notes as well as books kept by Barrow as a UGA student then later professor. The account books and diaries (1875-1928) consist of short entries of Barrow's daily activities and expenses. The collection also includes a farm journal kept by Barrow's stepmother, Priscilla Sawyer Barrow, from January 1884 - March 1886 with entries describing work done on the farm, weather, and clothing or food issued to hands and an account book (1867-1869) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476183 View