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Eyewitness account of the battle of Gettysburg. This letter was writtenshortly after the battle by Gen. Wright and gives details of the famous encounter,"The High Tide of the Conferacy". He was a high ranking officer there

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3 ledgers from unknown Augusta businesses, documenting financial activitiy and several prominent Augusta families between 1831-1873.

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This collection is comprised of a single folder of signatures of notable political figures such as presidents, first ladies, and justices. Signatures include those of: Edith Wilson, Charles E. Hughes, Robert Taft, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, and Herman Talmadge.

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This collection is comprised of a single volume anonymous diary. The diary includes a first hand account of the Charleston earthquake of 1886.

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This collection is comprised of a single letter written by a Richmond County Academy Student, named Jan. She writes a love letter to a boy name Wayne in April of 1968.

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This collection is comprised of three photographs: 2 of an African American woman and 1 of an African American man.

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Account book- receipts and expenditures

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An Augusta-based Common law and motion docket, dated 1857-1869. This docket primarily covers common law and equity cases in Richmond County.

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This collection is comprised of two volumes of the Augusta Common Law bar docket from 1866-1868.

Scope and Contents This collection includes brief business histories and timelines for 26 businesses from the Augusta, Ga. area. The histories were collected by the Augusta Richmond County Historical Society for an event in the fall of 1988, entitled "Golden Business of Richmond County," which highlighted the business history of the area. The majority of the histories are brief typed timelines or historical narratives written by a company employee, though some companies provided informational pamphlets or...

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Ledger- Court ofcommon pleas of Augusta

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This collection is comprised of the records of the Augusta Exchange Club. Collection material include club scrapbooks, photographs, and bulletins.

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Augusta Free School charter, constitution, minutes of board of directors, and list of subscribers.

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This collection includes 3 boxes of glass slides featuring images of the gardens of Augusta, Ga.