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Reminiscences of a bank employee and his travels along the coast of Georgia, 1826

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Collection number: CA/005-f02-001
Description

Reminiscences (dated 1826) of an employee of the Bank of the State of Georgia in Savannah, about his business travels to Darien, Augusta, and Athens, with stops in Washington, Cherokee Corner, and Wassaw sound, by stage and by sea vessel. He recounts the people he met along the way and stories from his journeys, including an anxious trip by sea from Darien to Savannah while safeguarding $175,000 of the banks's money.

Dates: 1826
Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-5, Bennet Collection / Folder 2: 1826

Untitled story describing a near-drowning incident, circa 1854

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Collection number: CA/005-f01-001
Description

Portion of a letter from John Stevens, approximately March 1854. Stevens recounts a "miraculous escape from drowning" while on a boat with Oliver W. Stevens, his son Eddie, and two African Americans, Primus and Alfred, in the area of St. Catherine's Sound, Bryan County, Georgia. Also includes a brief anecdote of Judge [Colonel John] Dooly, namesake of Dooly County, Georgia.

Dates: circa 1854
Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-5, Bennet Collection / Folder 1: Early 1800s

Valdosta Southside Photograph Collages (Electronic Records), 1930 - 1999

 Series
Collection number: ca-004-er001
Scope and Contents This is a series of photographs and captions scanned from framed photo collages from the Houseal Collection featuring businesses and communities from the Southside Community of Valdosta, Georgia. It details a vibrant history of the Southside community in Valdosta, focusing on the flourishing of African American businesses and cultural life from the 1930s to the 1990s. It documents a myriad of establishments including the Liberty Club, a hub for entertainment featuring legends like Duke...
Dates: 1930 - 1999
Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-4, Houseal Collection (Valdosta, Ga.)

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Brooks County (Ga.) 11
Quitman (Ga.) 11
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Names
Stevens, Oliver Winn, 1812-1882 5
Stevens, Mary Anna, 1817-1885 3
Barnes, Mildred Bennet, 1906-1996 2
Bennet, Stanley Spencer, 1867-1942 2
Bennet, William Baker, 1827-1908 2
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Stevens, Harriet ("Hattie") L, 1842-1917 2
Bennet, Louise, 1893-1968 1
Bennet, Mary Rebecca ("May Beck"} Bowman, 1906-1969 1
Bennet, Matthew, III, 1795-1828 1
Bennet, Minnie Parks Hightower, 1869-1957 1
Bennet, Paul Hansell, 1900-1986 1
Bennet, Samuel Stevens, 1873-1945 1
Bennet, Stanley Spencer, Jr., 1897-1980 1
Lowndes County Historical Society (Lowndes County, Ga.) 1
Stevens, Amarintha Munro, 1785-1859 1
Stevens, Edward Abiel, 1814-1886 1
Stevens, John, 1804-1877 1
The Valdosta Daily Times (1867-present) (Valdosta, Georgia) 1
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