Papers, 1827-1869.

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Papers, 1827-1869.

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Plat, deeds, and other documents, for land in Georgia and Russell County, Ala., bills of sale and other papers relating to slaves, and other family papers, chiefly from Muscogee County, Ga. Many of the papers relate to a plantation in Russell County, Ala., owned by the Shorters. Includes material relating to the Fontaine family. Persons represented include Elizabeth M., George Hargraves, George Hargraves, Jr., and James H. Shorter.

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Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7260048

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Fontaine family.

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Shorter, Elizabeth M.

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Shorter family.

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Shorter, George Hargraves, Jr.

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Shorter, George Hargraves

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Shorter, James H.

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James H. Shorter attended Yale College (now Yale University) in New Haven, Connecticut, during the 1820s. His father, James Shorter, lived in Kentucky. From the description of James H. Shorter letter, 1826. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 163567290 ...