Butler family papers, [ca. 1820-1950] (bulk 1896-1931).

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Butler family papers, [ca. 1820-1950] (bulk 1896-1931).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476176

The collection consists of papers of the Butler family of Madison, Morgan County, Georgia from ca. 1820-1950. Contains correspondence to various members of the Butler family including Col. D.E. Butler, Peter Walton Butler, and Bessie Butler. Correspondents of Bessie Butler include Benjamin W. Hunt of Eatonton, Joseph Jacobs of Atlanta, and J. Quinn West of Thomaston, Georgia, all which discuss family matters and Georgia politics. The collection also contains medical notes from college (1820s); an autograph album of Ginnie T. Walton (1849-1850); glass plate negatives of Thurlston, the Butler home in Madison (1880s); and a diary of Baptist minister Jesse Mercer describing a journey (March-June 1820) to Philadelphia to attend a Baptist convention.

4.5 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403038

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hunt, Benjamin W., (Benjamin Weeks), 1847-1934.

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Benjamin W. Hunt (1847-1934), banker and dairyman, resided in Eatonton, Georgia. From the description of Letter to T.F. Sellers, [ca. 1900]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476196 ...

Butler, D.E.

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Butler, Bessie.

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West, John Quinn, 1919-1944

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Walton, Ginnie T.

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Mercer, Jessie, 1769-1841.

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Butler family.

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Jacobs, Joseph, 1859-1929.

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Joseph Jacobs (1859-1929), founder and owner of the Jacobs Pharmacy Company (Atlanta, Ga.). From the description of Joseph Jacobs family papers, 1879-1985 (bulk 1886-1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476927 Dr. Joseph Jacobs (1859-1929) was an influential Atlanta pharmacist and entrepreneur. Jacobs was raised in Jefferson, Georgia, but his family later moved to Athens where at the age of 13, Jacobs began an apprenticeship with Dr. Crawford Long in the Long and Billups ...

Butler, Peter Walton.

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