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Thomas Deaton papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS951f

Scope and Contents

This collection contains Thomas Deaton's financial, legal, and personal papers, the bulk of which pertain to the Civil War. Financial records include deeds of purchase for land and enslaved persons, as well as affidavits of sales. Also included is a diary he wrote while working at a Confederate hospital in which he recorded personal notes, information about meetings, records of the weather, and copied obituaries. Correspondence documents Deaton’s sale of grain to the Confederate Army.

Dates

  • 1838-1873, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Deaton (1797-1874) was born in South Carolina to William Deaton (1770-1844) and Abigail Dorsett (1777-1832). He moved to Paulding County, Georgia, where he was a grain farmer. Deaton married Martha “Mattie” Wilson (1808-1880) and together they had nine children. During the Civil War, he sold grain to the Confederate Army and worked at hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1843 Charles J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia, appointed Deaton Justice of the Peace.

Extent

3 folder(s)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2021

Processing Information

This collection was processed in July 2022.

Title
Thomas Deaton papers
Subtitle
ahc.MSS951f
Author
Brittney English
Date
July 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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