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Grist / Bryan family papers

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Identifier: 0000-0120M
Scope and Contents

Letters from Twiggs County, Georgia, Washington County, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama among the Grist, Bryan, and Grimes families, mainly by Frederick Grist in North Carolina and a Sarah Bryan of Washington County, Georgia, probably his wife's niece. Some letters mention slaves and freedmen. Early letters describe settling in Twiggs County, Georgia, in 1813 and traveling through Alabama in 1828. There is also genealogical information.

Dates: 1804 - 1915; Majority of material found in 1804 - 1830