Charles Colcock Jones papers, 1774-1974 (bulk 1826-1889)

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Charles Colcock Jones papers, 1774-1974 (bulk 1826-1889)

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This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, plantation ledgers, estate records, almanacs, journals, sermons, genealogies, photographs, pamphlets, recipes, books and other printed material. All pertain to Charles Colcock Jones (1804-1863), a Presbyterian minister and plantation owner of Liberty County, Georgia, and his family. The collection provides material relating to the social and economic conditions of the antebellum South from its height through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The largest portion of the papers (4999 pieces) is composed of the correspondence of members of the Jones family. Notable among these is the historian Charles Colcock Jones (1831-1893), his first son.

24 linear feet (45 boxes and 1 oversized item)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7440869

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893

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"Known as the "Macaulay of the South," Charles C. Jones Jr. was the foremost Georgia historian of the nineteenth century. Also a noted autograph and manuscript collector and an accomplished amateur archaeologist, Jones in later years became a prominent memorialist of the Lost Cause and critic of the New South." - "Charles C. Jones Jr." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved August 21, 2008) From the description of Charles Colcock Jones letters, 1866-1...

Jones, Charles Colcock, 1804-1863

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Epithet: of Augusta Georgia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000375 Charles Colcock Jones was a Presbyterian clergyman, professor, and missionary to African-American slaves. He was born at Liberty Hall plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, the son of John Jones, a wealthy planter, and Susannah Hyrne Girardeau. Jones attended the Sunbury Academy, in Sunbury, Georgia (1811-1819); Phillips Academy, in And...

Jones family.

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Presbyterian Church

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