Grisham family papers, 1825-1887.

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Grisham family papers, 1825-1887.

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The collection consists of microfilm copy of correspondence (1825-1887) written by members of the Grisham, Brown, Galt, Watts, and Collins families and includes: portions of letters written by Elizabeth McRae Smith to William (Uncle Billy) Bradford, relatives of the Grisham-Watts families; letters (1872-1887) written by Elizabeth Collins, daughter of William Grisham, to her friend, Arminda Wood (Mrs. Willis Wood), apparently a former family slave. The collection also includes photocopies of two printed items: "To the People of Cherokee County, Georgia," signed by John W. Lewis, Eli McConnell, Samuel Tate, and J.P. Brooke [1850] and "A Song for the Cherokee Legion" written by C.M. McClure, at Camp Rusk, 1864.

.125 linear ft. (1 box)1 microfilm reel.

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8220640

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Brown family.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia. Cherokee Legion.

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Wood, Arminda.

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Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894

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Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), governor of Georgia and U.S. senator. From the description of Joseph E. Brown papers, 1858-1930 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 45894384 U.S. senator and governor of Georgia. From the description of Joseph E. Brown correspondence, 1862-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451938 Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator. From the description of letter signed : Atlanta, unaddressed, 1877 Apr. 7. (Unknown). Worl...

Woodland Female College (Cedartown, Ga.)

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Watts family.

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Watts, George Troup.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Collins family.

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Grisham, William.

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Letter from William Grisham to his niece, Miss N.E. Watson, in Canton, Georgia. From the description of Letter, 1856. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 32055792 ...

Galt family.

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Collins, Elizabeth S.

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Grisham family.

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The relatives of Joseph E. Brown and his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown included, in addition to their immediate family, her uncle William Grisham and his wife, Susan Bradford Grisham; their son-in-law Joel L. Galt and Joel's brother Edward; William's son, Joseph Grisham, and his daughter, Elizabeth Collins (Mrs. J.D. Collins); Susan B. Grisham's sister Ella Bradford married George Troup Watts. From the description of Grisham family papers, 1825-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78...