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| dc.contributor.author | Thomasville History Center | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-04T14:24:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-04T14:24:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Merrill Papers, Documents 1978.32.0042-1978.32-0050. Community Archives: Thomasville History Center – Merrill Papers. Series 2, Box 1978-32. Folder 5. Items 42-50. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7258 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7258 | |
| dc.description | 1 electronic record (PDF), 54 scans, 50 pages. 5004342 bytes. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 1. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0042_formal-transaction-forms_c1870-1910 - Brief Description: Multiple pages of small forms varying from execution papers to telegram forms. They are kept together as they contain either details of a financial or property transaction. - Notes: Some pages like the telegram form and ripped ledger page are less detailed and might not completely relate to the financial or property transactions noted. 2. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0043_wild-land-dept-forms_c1869-1891 - Brief Description: Pages of forms from the Office of Comptroller-General's Wild Land Department. Details for a land transaction between the department and persons including dates, county, lot number, and the district number. - Notes: Some forms seem to be referencing other forms, as they are far less detailed than others, but have different district numbers. 3. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0044_miscellaneous-notes_c1884 - Brief Description: A small series of notes made on the back of Free School Tickets. Names of different potential political figures are on the front of each ticket. - Notes: Unsure if the notes on the back relate to the contents on the ticket's front. 4. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0045_transaction-notes_c1828-1869 - Brief Description: A series of land transaction notes on small slips of paper. There are names and details of the transaction, such as location. 5. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0046_signed-note_c1890 - Brief Description: A small slip of paper with very brief details of a case, with the persons involved, the attorney on the case, and some financial details. 6. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0047_shipping-details_1913 - Brief Description: A form by the J. W. Hyde Company describing a shipment of material. There are details of the materials, price, delivery, and terms of the shipment. The back the form contains notes and more details of the shipment. 7. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0048_notes-page_c1880 - Brief Description: Notes page about what seems an order list. There are details of some orders with dates and names. - Notes: Writing makes it difficult to be sure on what exactly is being ordered or recorded. 8. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0049_miscellaneous-notes_c1874-1913 - Brief Description: Small pieces and slips of paper with names and various dates written on them. Most likely land transactions notes. 9. ca003_001_f005_1978.32.0050_note_1882 - Brief Description: A note written on the back of what seems a ripped calendar. There are a couple of names listed, a date, and what seems to be some calculation. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf, image/jp2, image/jpg | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CA003-002;005 | |
| dc.rights | © Thomasville History Center | en_US |
| dc.subject | Thomas County (Ga.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Thomasville (Ga.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Legal documents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Georgia--History--19th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Georgia--History--20th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Joseph Hansell Merrill (1862-1925) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Charles Paine Hansell (1844-1919) | en_US |
| dc.subject | New York (NY) | en_US |
| dc.title | Thomasville History Center - Merrill Papers, Documents 1978.32.0042-1978.32-0050 | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
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CA-003-02: Merrill Papers
Collection of legal documents pertaining to real estate transfers and likely other legal matters from Thomasville lawyer Joseph Hansell Merrill (1862-1925) and possibly the law firm of Hansell & Merrill, which consisted of Thomasville lawyers Charles Paine “Charlie” Hansell (1844-1919) and Joseph Hansell Merrill, and also the law firm of Merrill & Grantham, which consisted of Merrill and young lawyer Charles Pinckney Grantham, which operated simultaneously with Merrill’s partnership with Hansell and his solo practice.
