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Size | 36 items |
Abstract | William Nassau Hawks (died 1865) was an Episcopal clergyman in Columbus, Ga. His son, Cicero Hawks (died 1865), lived for a time in Alabama. The collection is chiefly letters of condolence, 1865, to William Nassau Hawks on the death of his son in Alabama, and to Hawks's wife later in the year, on his death; and three volumes of accounts, 1824-1863, for miscellaneous activities, chiefly in Muscogee County, Ga., concerning crop sales, hogs killed, leather, real estate, legal work, and medical treatment. |
Creator | Hawks (Family : Columbus, Ga.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Nassau Hawks (died 1865) was an Episcopal clergyman in Columbus, Ga. His son, Cicero Hawks (died 1865), lived for a time in Alabama.
Back to TopChiefly letters of condolence, 1865, to William Nassau Hawks on the death of his son in Alabama, and to Hawks's wife later in the year, on his death; and three volumes of accounts, 1824-1863, for miscellaneous activities, chiefly in Muscogee County, Ga., concerning crop sales, hogs killed, leather, real estate, legal work, and medical treatment.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1824-1873 |
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Folder 2 |
Volume 1: Account book, 1824-1832 and 1841-1860Includes legal charges, 1824-1832 and 1841-1845, and other miscellaneous accounts, 1846-1860. |
Folder 3 |
Volume 2: Account book, 1825-1827, 1839-1842, and 1862-1863Includes physicians accounts for professional services, 1825-1827; accounts for leather and other goods, 1839-1842; and records of hog slaughters, 1862-1863. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 3: Ledger, 1835-1841Includes a list of slaves with birthdates indicated, 1794-1843, and other records. |