Barnard Elliot Habersham family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Manuscripts |
| Creator: | Habersham family |
| Creator: | Habersham, Alexander Wylly, 1826-1883 |
| Creator: | Habersham, Barnard Elliot, b. 1814 |
| Creator: | Habersham, Catherine Elliot |
| Creator: | Habersham, Francis Barnard |
| Creator: | Habersham, Richard Wylly, 1786-1842 |
| Creator: | Habersham, Sarah Elliot |
| Creator: | Mathewes, Harriet E. |
| Title: | Barnard Elliot Habersham family papers |
| Dates: | 1812-1862 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 Linear feet (145 items in 1 half box) |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of the papers of Barnard Elliot Habersham from 1812-1862. The papers consist primarily of correspondence to Barnard from his father, Richard W. Habersham, his mother Sarah Elliot Habersham, his sister Catherine Elliot Habersham, his sister-in-law Harriet E. Mathewes, his brothers Alexander Wylly Habersham and Francis Barnard Habersham, and his grandmother, C. Elliot. Of particular interest are letters to Barnard from his father regarding national affairs (1840-1842) written while he was serving in the U.S. Congress; family letters describing epidemics of cholera (1834) and yellow fever (1854) in Savannah; and letters from his son, Robert, describing his travels to Barbadoes and South America. |
| Coll. Number: | ms36 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Barnard Elliot Habersham was the son of Richard Wylly Habersham and Mary Hazzard Elliot of Savannah of Clarkesville, Georgia. He married Emma Mathewes, of Charleston. Their children were Ella, Robert, Richard, and Frank.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Index Terms
General Notes
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Administrative Information
Barnard Elliot Habersham family papers. MS 36. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.