Kenan Research Center Finding Aids

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This collection contains deeds, bonds, commissions, receipts and a will concerning E. E. Broadwell, his family and properties in Cherokee County, Georgia.

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This collection contains land deeds from Macon County, Muscogee County, and Meriwether County in Georgia, receipts, business records, and legal documents. Of particular note is a bill of sale for enslaved people in Muscogee County, Georgia; a list of enslaved people with ages and brief descriptions; and correspondence relating to land transactions on the part of William A. and Daniel McDougald.

Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains original land indentures between residents of Greene County, Georgia from 1818-1919. The majority of the indentures consist of property being conveyed to Charles Alfred Davis from other Greene County residents. Some residents from whom Davis purchased land include; Adam T. Scott, William A. Florence, Albert Merritt, T. N Poullain, Joseph P. Walker, and Andrew Mason. In addition to these, there are also seven indentures that predate Charles Alfred Davis. The people...

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This collection contains power of attorney statements and deeds relating to Ebenezer S. and Nellie M. Wakeley, orphaned minors living in Chicago, Illinois, under the guardianship of Fielding Helliwell. The Wakeleys owned property in Echols County, Georgia.

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This collection contains a letterbook maintained by the Atlanta law firm of Frazer and Hynds and concerns real estate, leases, title claims, and legal matters.

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This collection consists of assorted legal and financial documents, including title bonds and deeds for property purchased from W. J. Hays, as well as payment coupons purchased from Paul L. and Frank L. Fleming.

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This collection mostly contains property records of Frederick Benteen, an Atlanta resident. Included are plats, correspondence, a deed, bank records, maps, and a report.

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This collection includes real estate documents including abstracts of title, warranty deeds, and tax receipts on Atlanta property owned by numerous individuals. Property owners and buyers include Lula Robert, Samuel Rambo, William Herndon, Elizabeth Hunt, Patrick Calhoun, Livinia Winter, and J. F. Leary.

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This collection includes correspondence, financial records, and invitations belonging to Howard Smith, Jr. who worked for the Atlanta Cotton Oil Company. Most of the correspondence is about financial matters and real estate.

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This collection consist of items related to J. Henry Porter, particularly his real estate holdings on Fairlie Street concerning the AMCO Investment Company. Included is a scrapbook of various articles and his "letters to the editor" of the local Atlanta newspapers.

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This collection contains Troup County property conveyances and deeds; correspondence; Washington Seminary report cards; and bills belonging to James O. Wynn of Atlanta, Georgia.

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This collection consists of a deed to James T. McDonald for a lot on Woodward Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. It is for Landlot 44, District 14.

Scope and Content This collection consists of a sales journal of land lots by Thomas L. Bishop, attorney at law, for Joseph E. Brown, of the "Brown Annex," which was located in District 22 (14th District) land lot 112, near the Exposition Cotton Mills. The sales journal lists the date of sale, a description of the land lot sold, the buyer's name, the amount paid by the buyer, and the expenses due in commission to Thomas L. Bishop. Near the end of the journal there are several transactions that pertain to...

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This abstract of title for 100 acres of land in Fulton County, Land Lot 268, 17th District, was issued to Martha J. Aeunchbacker.

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The collection contains deeds to tracts of land in Georgia counties, including Franklin County, Stephens County, Hart County, Elberton County, and Habersham County, as well as business and tax receipts related to the deeds; letters from, and newspaper clippings about, members of the Hemphill family. Several letters, deeds, and receipts belonged to Roe Cephas Hemphill's uncle, Robert A. Hemphill (1829-1908).

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This collection contains an itemized listing of money spent on Mrs. Hermione W. Stevens property at 1599 West Paces Ferry Road in northwest Atlanta, Georgia. Included are the cost of the land, the drilling of the well, the original cost of the house and the cost of various changes made to the house. Joe Walker was the contractor on the house and made several of the later changes.

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This collection contains a title abstract given to Robert H. Solomon for property lying on the southeast corner of Curran Street and Anderson Street near the city limits of Atlanta, Georgia.

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This collection contains property records, wills, and other business records pertaining to members of the Steinheimer family of Atlanta, Georgia. Included is a blueprint of property on West Peachtree Street belonging to Isaac Steinheimer (land lot 105, District 17); and wills for Clara Mae Steinheimer and Ruby Steinheimer.

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This collection includes correspondence, business and financial records of Thomas C. Nolan, and estate records for Quince Nolan and Abel Lemon.

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This collection contains receipts of Thomas L. Powell reflecting his ownership of property in Atlanta near Ponce de Leon Springs. Also included are his receipts for labor, taxes, and insurance, and a loan note.