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Savannah (Ga.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Documents 1978.32.0031-1978.32-0035, bulk: 1889-1926

 File
Collection number: 3
Scope and Contents 1. ca003_001_f003_1978.32.0031_attorney-letters_1926 - Brief Description: A series of letters written by Frank Goseer to an attorney, Mr. Louis Moore discussing the fact his family is making a deed for land and trading it with someone else. He writes on the behalf of his father, even apologizing for him. - Names: Mr. Louis Moore; J. B. Rountree; John Goseer; Frank Goseer; W. M. Edwards - Places: Albany (Ga.); Thomasville (Ga.); Thomas Co. (Ga.); Brooks Co. (Ga.) - Dates: 8/25/1926;...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1889-1926

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

 Item
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