Champion family papers, 1816-1869.

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Champion family papers, 1816-1869.

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The collection consists of correspondence of the Champion family from 1816-1869 (with gaps). The bulk of the collection contains letters written by Aaron Champion of Savannah (Ga.) or Moses Champion of Monticello (Ga.) to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. of West Springfield (Mass.). The Champions comment on the social, political, and economic situations occurring in Georgia during the antebellum period. The collection also contains an 1816 letter from H. Stebbins of Savannah to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. pertaining to Savannah, the people, commerce, and slavery; three letters from Henry Champion of Montgomery (Ala.) to Dr. Champion discussing the proposed statehood of what was then the western territory; and a series of letters written from Savannah during the Civil War discussing the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, and its effect upon the civilian population.

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Champion, Reuben.

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Champion, Aaron.

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Champion, Moses.

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Champion, Henry.

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Champion family.

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