Harden/Pruitt family papers
Scope and Contents
The collection combines the personal letters of the Harden family from Watkinsville, Clarke County, Georgia, and the Pruitts of Franklin County, Georgia. Letters give information about family relations, business and trade, and medicine. Slaves are listed in the legal papers, and Phi Delta post office records document the business of a dead hamlet. Other surnames found in the records are: Stokes, Connally, Neal, Georgiauvain, Murray, and De LaPerriere.
Dates
- 1814 - 1899 and n.d.
Creator
- Harden family (Family)
- Pruitt family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
The marriage of Susan Adella Pruitt and Dr. William Preston Harden, Jr., united these two families. Susan was the daughter of John W. and Susan C. Neal Pruitt, while Dr. Harden was the son of Sarah J. Murray and William P. Harden, Sr.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
Available only as photocopy.
- Title
- Harden/Pruitt family papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States