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Colonel Wier G. Boyd (1820 -1893) was born to William R. Boyd and Elizabeth Burton in Hall County, Georgia on September 14, 1820. His family moved to Lumpkin County, Georgia in 1835. On February 9, 1843, he married Sarah J. Sitton. They had five children: Augustus; Lydia; Marion; Martha; and Sarah. In 1850, Boyd was elected Clerk of the Superior Court. During the Georgia Gold Rush (around 1850), he moved to Dahlonega, Georgia where he acquired a gold mine. In 1856, he was admitted to the Georgia bar and became a prominent attorney in Lumpkin County. He served in both houses of the Georgia legislature. During the Civil War, Boyd served as Colonel of the 52nd Georgia Regiment. After the war, he was chosen a member of the Georgia Constitutional Convention, which drafted the Georgia Constitution of 1877. Colonel Wier Boyd died on November 8, 1893.

From the description of Wier G. Boyd papers, 1850-1886. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 236979995

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Boyd, Wier G., 1820-1893.

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Wier G. Boyd papers, 1850-1886.

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Boyd, Wier G., 1820-1893. Wier G. Boyd papers, 1850-1886.

Title: Wier G. Boyd papers, 1850-1886.

This collection mainly consists of legal interrogatories used in Georgia Superior Courts from 1859-1866. One of the interrogatories, dated March 8, 1852, concerns Shands & Co., a partnership represented by Wier Boyd, which filed suit against Andrew Howell and Andrew Mullinax to recover damages for gold stolen from a mine. The suit was initially brought to court in Greenwood Township, El Dorado County, California, and later in Lumpkin County, Georgia, and was tried three times before a verdict was reached. The collection also consists of legal correspondence and documents in which Colonel Wier Boyd was involved in Lumpkin County, Georgia.

ArchivalResource: 31 items (1 folder)

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Papers, 1856-1886 ; (bulk 1861-1862).

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Boyd, Wier, 1820-1893. Papers, 1856-1886 ; (bulk 1861-1862).

Title: Papers, 1856-1886 ; (bulk 1861-1862).

Correspondence relating to army life, especially the appointment of officers, and to family matters. Other topics include agricultural conditions, a tax to provide funds for the families of soldiers, the educational system, and smallpox.

ArchivalResource: 67 items.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 52nd.

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