E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection II, [ca. 1754-1920].

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E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection II, [ca. 1754-1920].

The collection consists of original source material collected by E. Merton Coulter which dates from ca. 1754-1920. The materials include correspondence of individuals and families, Coulter's transcriptions of articles and soldier's letters published in Southern newspapers during the Civil War, court records from Jackson County (Ga.), individual Civil War letters, and extensive correspondence of Edwin King Lumpkin, Joseph Henry Lumpkin, William L. Mitchell, and Howell Cobb dispersed throughout the collection.

16.75 linear ft.

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Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868

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Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815-October 9, 1868) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as congressman (1843-51; 1855-57), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-51), governor of Georgia (1851-53), and secretary of the treasury (1857-60). Following Georgia's secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate army. Cobb was born in Jefferson County on September 7, 1815, the eldest ...

Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, 1856-1916.

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Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1856-1916), lawyer and judge, judge of Superior Court of Atlanta and Georgia Supreme Court justice, born in Athens, Georgia, resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Joseph Henry Lumpkin papers, 1893-1917 (bulk 1902-1916). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476334 ...

Lumpkin, E. K. (Edwin King), 1858-1938.

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Edwin King Lumpkin (1858-1938), partner in the Athens, Georgia law firm of Lumpkin & Burnett, married Mary B. Thomas. One of their sons, Edwin K. Lumpkin, Jr. practiced law with his father. From the description of Edwin King Lumpkin papers, 1881-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476505 ...

Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981

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Ellis Merton Coulter (1890-1981), author, educator at the University of Georgia (1919-1958), and head of the History Dept. (1941-1958), resided in Athens, Georgia. From the description of E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection II, [ca. 1754-1920]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477251 Ellis Merton Coulter (1890-1981), author, educator at the University of Georgia (1919-1958) and head of the History Dept. (1941-1958), resided in Athens, Georgia. From the descri...

Mitchell, William, active 1805

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William Letcher Mitchell (1805-1882), lawyer, educator, and trustee at the University of Georgia, resided in Athens, Georgia. From the description of William L. Mitchell family papers, 1819-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477298 William Letcher Mitchell of Athens, Ga., was a lawyer; chief engineer of the Western & Atlantic Railroad; graduate, trustee, and professor of law at Franklin College (later the University of Georgia); and active Presbyterian and Mason. He ...