Madison Talley papers, 1812-1928 (bulk 1812-1879)

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Madison Talley papers, 1812-1928 (bulk 1812-1879)

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The collection consists of the papers of Madison Tally from 1812-1928. The papers contain 67 items dating from 1812-1879, and a smaller group of six dating from around 1903-1928. The majority of the former group are letters from members of Talley's family, including his sister Martha Gay and cousin Robert Anderson. These contain mainly family news, but there are also references to hog, cotton, and tobacco prices, and the buying of slaves. Scattered among the letters are a few itemized business accounts of Talley's, including two for groceries and clothing. The collection contains twenty-six receipts for money paid by Talley from 1834-1862, twelve for the purchase of slaves and fourteen concerning transactions with Hannibal Harris, the majority of these involving Talley's purchase of two tracts of land in Powhatan County. A surveyor's map of one of these is in the collection. Also included is an agreement for the lease of a mine in 1879, and an 1837 circular concerning a meeting of the James River and Kanawha Company. A folder of six items circa 1903-1928 contains clippings and personal correspondence of the Thomas Bolling Gay family of Atlanta, Georgia. These contain some references to Gay family history and genealogy.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Anderson, Robert C.

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Robert Anderson was the son-in-law of Alexander Macauley. From the description of Anderson-Macauley papers, 1770-1858 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410781 Robert Anderson, born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1805, was the commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor at the outbreak of the Civil War. The Union commander held out against Confederate forces for four months, without supplies from the North. When the Confederate troops discovered that a shipm...

Gay family.

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James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.)

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Talley family.

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Talley, Madison.

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Madison Talley was a farmer and slaveholder of Goochland County and Powhatan County, Virginia. The exact dates of his birth and death are uncertain, but in 1812 or 1813 he was old enough to serve a tour of duty in the army, and he remained active in business until 1862. The names of Madison's parents are not known. He had at least one brother, Robert Talley, and two sisters, Martha Talley, who married Neil Gay of Virginia, and America Talley. Members of the Gay family later lived in Atlanta and ...