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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 800 items) |
Abstract | Lewis Neale Whittle was a native of Mecklenburg County, Va., who settled in Georgia in 1836 and eventually lived in Macon, Ga. Whittle started out as an engineer connected with railroad building, but turned to the practice of law; and served as a Confederate Army officer. The collection contains family and business letters, mainly 1834-1872, of Lewis Neale Whittle and his wife, Sarah (Powers) Whittle, and of Sarah's sister, Mary (Powers) Griffin, and her husband, Daniel Griffin (1807-1866), of Columbus, Ga. Griffin was associated with railroad building and other enterprises. Letters to the Whittles were written by family in Virginia and Georgia. Family members included planters, naval officers, and Episcopal clergy, namely Stephen Elliott (1806-1866), Alexander Gregg (1819-1893), and Bishop Francis M. Whittle (1823-1902), and these activities are reflected in the correspondence. Griffin family materials include letters, 1858-1859, to Richard Potter of Macon, Ga., whose connection is unclear. Potter was an Irish immigrant and the letters to him are from his family in Ireland. There are also letters from Daniel Griffin describing a steamboat trip, 1849, and while on an extended business trip to New York and the upper Midwest, 1857. Civil War materials include letters to Whittle concerning organizing and financing a Confederate regiment. Other family members served in the Confederate Army and wrote from various places in Virginia, Kentucky, and Georgia, and many letters were exchanged among the women of the family. Postwar letters are scattered in date and content. |
Creator | Whittle, Lewis Neale, fl. 1820-1880. |
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: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, August 2010
Updated by: Laura Hart, June 2021
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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Lewis Neale Whittle (fl. 1820-1880) was a native of Mecklenburg County, Va., who settled in Georgia in 1836 and eventually lived in Macon. Whittle started out as an engineer connected with railroad building, but turned to the practice of law; he served as a Confederate Army officer.
Back to TopThe collection contains family and business letters, mainly 1834-1872, of Lewis Neale Whittle and his wife, Sarah (Powers) Whittle, and of Sarah's sister, Mary (Powers) Griffin, and her husband, Daniel Griffin (1807-1866), of Columbus, Ga. Griffin was associated with railroad building and other enterprises. Letters to the Whittles were written by family in Virginia and Georgia. Family members included planters, naval officers, and Episcopal clergy, namely Stephen Elliott (1806-1866), Alexander Gregg (1819-1893), and Bishop Francis M. Whittle (1823-1902), and these activities are reflected in the correspondence. Griffin family materials include letters, 1858-1859, to Richard Potter of Macon, Ga., whose connection is unclear. Potter was an Irish immigrant and the letters to him are from his family in Ireland. There are also letters from Daniel Griffin describing a steamboat trip, 1849, and while on an extended business trip to New York and the upper Midwest, 1857. Civil War materials include letters to Whittle concerning organizing and financing a Confederate regiment. Other family members served in the Confederate Army and wrote from various places in Virginia, Kentucky, and Georgia, and many letters were exchanged among the women of the family. Postwar letters are scattered in date and content.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-2
Folder 1Folder 2 |
1826-1836 |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
1837-1838 |
Folder 5-6
Folder 5Folder 6 |
1839-1840 |
Folder 7-8
Folder 7Folder 8 |
1841-1842 |
Folder 9-10
Folder 9Folder 10 |
1843-1844 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
1845-1846 |
Folder 13-14
Folder 13Folder 14 |
1847-1848 |
Folder 15-16
Folder 15Folder 16 |
1849-1850 |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
1851-1852 |
Folder 19-20
Folder 19Folder 20 |
1853-1854 |
Folder 21-22
Folder 21Folder 22 |
1855-1856 |
Folder 23-25
Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
1857-1858 |
Folder 26 |
1859 |
Folder 27-28
Folder 27Folder 28 |
1860-1861 |
Folder 29 |
1862-1863 |
Folder 30 |
1864-1867 |
Folder 31 |
1868-1869 |
Folder 32 |
1870-1872 |
Folder 33 |
1873-1879 |
Folder 34 |
1880-1919 |
Folder 35-39
Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
undated |
Image Folder PF-777/1 |
Images |
Reel M-777/1-3
M-777/1M-777/2M-777/3 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1826-1919 |