William Allen Fuller Papers, 1862-1905.

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William Allen Fuller Papers, 1862-1905.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318208735

The collection contains a series of letters concerning William Fuller's involvement in the "Great Locomotive Chase" and correspondence between William Fuller and members of his family. In the years following the locomotive chase, several individuals claimed some involvement in the event and others exaggerated their involvement. Many of the letters Captain Fuller received requested confirmation of the events reported and the extent of their involvement. In time, Captain Fuller composed a lengthy document detailing the events of Andrews Raid ("Great Locomotive Chase") and the extent of involvement of all individuals involved. One letter is from the conductor of the General attempting to solicit the assistance of Captain Fuller to obtain a small memento from the General to place in a cabinet. Also included are letters from Captain Fuller, Susan Fuller, Lelia Fuller, and Nellie Fuller to William Alford Fuller while he attended college in Athens in 1891 and 1892. Some of the topics mentioned include a typhoid fever scare, an exposition in Atlanta, poor farming conditions, and the unveiling of the Henry W. Grady Monument in downtown Atlanta. There is also a file of genealogy materials pertaining to the Fuller family and requests to Wilbur Kurtz to provide genealogy information.

3.75 linear feet (3 document cases and 2 oversize boxes)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7327065

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Western and Atlantic Railroad Company

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In 1836, the Georgia State Legislature approved bonds to finance the creation of a rail line to open Georgia to the trade of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Initially called the State Road, the line began in an area of north Georgia that would become Atlanta, and ran 137 miles to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Competed in 1851, it was the first publicly financed railroad in the United States. It was operated by the State of Georgia until 1870, when the Georgia legislature leased the railroad to Western...

Fuller, Annie L.

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Fuller, William Allen, 1836-1905.

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Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967

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Fuller family.

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