Papers of Barzillai Graves, 1828-1873.

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Papers of Barzillai Graves, 1828-1873.

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Include letters, 1828-1843, to Barzillai Graves from friends and family in Georgia and North Carolina, concerning family news, legal matters, land speculation, emigration from North Carolina, politics in North Carolina, and the operation of a boarding house. Also include letters, 1860 and n.d., concerning family news and marriage prospects in Virginia and Alabama; miscellaneous business and legal papers, 1828-1873, of Barzillai Graves, including receipts; law license, 1829, for North Carolina; letter, 1842, concerning his appointment as commissioner in Georgia; and deed, 1859, Macon County, Ga. Also include letter from "Eugene" to "Father," ca. 1863-64, containing family news, speculation about Grant's movements towards Atlanta, and an incident in which four Confederate soldiers were shot for desertion. Also include slave bills of sale, 1831-1860, for Barzillai Graves in Newton and Randolph counties, Ga., Caswell County, N.C., and King and Queen County, Va.; accounts; receipts; deed, Terrell County, Ga., 1859; and arrest warrants, Alabama, 1842; poetry; and genealogical notes for Graves and Lewis families. Also include letter, 16 November 1863, from George W. Graves, Independence, Tex., to Iverson L. Graves concerning news of the death of Junius Graves of Company I, Fifth Texas Volunteeres, Robertson's Brigade, in Chickamauga, the Graves family's desire to have the body returned to them, and news of local men serving in campaigns in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Graves family.

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Graves, Iverson Lea, 1800-1864

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Lewis family.

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Graves, Barzillai, 1802-1867.

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Barzillai Garves (1802-1867), resident of Georgia. From the description of Papers of Barzillai Graves, 1828-1873. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135443 ...

Graves, Iverson Lea, 1800-1864

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Graves, George W.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry

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Graves, Junius, d. 1863

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...