Scope and Contents

Turner entries beginning in 1843 record the sales of unspecified merchandise, citing date, name of account, and cost. The Hopkins entries are randomly arranged and include: 1857-1867, concerning churchgoing; 1865-1867 daily activities of John Riley Hopkins; his inventory of mechanical tools; accounts for turning wood; records of goods and equipment purchased in Atlanta; and accounts of fabrications at the Beaver Ruin Novelty Works.

Scope and Contents Most of the material in the collection was written or collected by the Hopkins family and includes personal and business correspondence, Confederate records, estate papers for several Hopkins family members and Samuel Turner, daybooks, personal and legal papers, speeches, tracts, songs, poems, anecdotes, and church records. A large portion of the collection deals with manufacturing and construction businesses in which Hopkins had an interest. Notable are specifications for houses and...