Showing Collections: 1 - 2 of 2
Sharp family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1988-0005M
Scope and Contents
Letters by Lemuel Sharp, who served in Cobb's Legion, and by Oliver S. Morton, a cousin, to Lemuel's sisters. The Civil War letters cover 1861 - 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign and describe a naval battle between the Merrimac, the Minnesota, and other ships. Also included are Newton and Monroe Counties, Georgia, legal documents relating to the Richards and Browning families, including a slave hire agreement.
Dates:
1849 - 1874, 1891, 1896, and n.d.
Found in:
Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections
Sharp family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1987-0001M
Scope and Contents
Bible records, including names and birthdates of Sharp family slaves. Two slave bills of sale, involving Chany and Sarah. Undated contract with Henry County, Georgia, to build a bridge over the South River near Thomas Sharp's land.
Dates:
1827 - 1851, 1922, and n.d.
Found in:
Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections