King and Wilder families papers, 1817-1946.

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King and Wilder families papers, 1817-1946.

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This collection contains family correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and clippings of Thomas Butler King and his family, especially of his daughter, Georgia Page King, who married Joseph John Wilder. Very few of Thomas Butler King's letters and papers relate to his political career; most of them concern family affairs. The letters of Thomas Butler King, Jr. are mostly from California where he was with his father in the 1850s. Henry Lord Page King's letters pertain largely to the Civil War - letters from various stations and battlefields and some official papers. There is also a typed copy of his diary, 1862. John Floyd King's and Mallery Page King's papers are mostly letters to other members of their family. There is only one letter and a photograph of Richard Cuyler King, in the collection. The collection also contains a few papers of Gen. William Duncan Smith: letters to his wife and official papers. While there are very few papers of Henry Rootes Jackson in this collection, his wife, Georgia Page King Wilder and her sister, Florence Barclay King Jackson kept up an extensive correspondence which tells something of him and their life together. Also included are letters to Joseph John Wilder from his parents while he was attending school in Germany, giving news of life at home during the Civil War. There is biographical information on many members of the King and Wilder families with the collection. In addition to family correspondence, there are photographs, printed materials and clippings in the collection.

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Georgia Historical Society

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