D. G. Duncan and William Duncan letters to Godfrey Barnsley, 1850-1851.

ArchivalResource

D. G. Duncan and William Duncan letters to Godfrey Barnsley, 1850-1851.

This collection contains two letters to Godfrey Barnsley from D. G. Duncan and William Duncan. Letter topics include Woodlands, the cotton crop, and an impending trip to Liverpool, England. The collection also includes transcripts of the letters created by the donor of the collection.

1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6930133

Georgia Historical Society

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Duncan, William, junior

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bv7zs3 (person)

William Duncan was born on Oct. 14, 1778 in N.H., the son of John and Margaret Duncan. He married Ruth Gilmore (d. 1821) in 1805 and together they had four children. William served as a Justice of the Peace and as a captain in the 10th company, 32nd regiment of the State Militia in 1810. At various times, he was involved with a wool mill, lumbering, a mill dam, and farming. In 1825 William moved to Mich. with one of his sons, Delamore. William moved to Ohio in 1827 and married Mrs. Lydia Wood (d...

Duncan, D. G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61279kt (person)

The authors of the letters, D. G. Duncan and William Duncan, both wrote the letters from Savannah, Georgia. Godfrey Barnsley, cotton factor and merchant, married Julia Henrietta Scarborough of Savannah and lived and worked in Savannah and New Orleans. Barnsley settled on a North Georgia plantation known as Woodlands and later as Barnsley Gardens (Adairsville, GA). From the description of D. G. Duncan and William Duncan letters to Godfrey Barnsley, 1850-1851. (Georgia Historical Socie...

Barnsley, Godfrey, 1805-1873

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rz07jc (person)

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), of Savannah, Ga., was an agent for general import and export brokers of Liverpool, England. From the guide to the Godfrey Barnsley Papers, Bulk, 1840-1861, 1824-1873, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), cotton factor and merchant, resided in Savannah (Ga.), New Orleans (La.), and North Georgia. From the description of Godfrey Barnsley papers, 1834-1870. (Unknown). Wo...