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| Genre/Form: | Construction drawings Genealogies Letters (correspondence) Speeches |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Bryan family; Cumming family; Alfred Cumming; Henry Harford Cumming; Joseph B Cumming; Gairdner family; Good family.; Hammond family.; Seaborn Jones; McKinne family; Oldham family.; Pope family.; Smith family.; Charles Shaler Smith; James Mongin Smith; George Michael Troup; Richard Henry Wilde |
| Document Type: | Archival Material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph Bryan Cumming |
| OCLC Number: | 77487714 |
| Language Note: | Collection materials are in English. |
| Description: | 1 box (.50 cubic feet) |
Abstract:
This collection consists of four series: genealogy, writings and speeches, letters, and Confederate Powder Works papers. The genealogy series includes materials on the Bryan, Cumming, Gairdner, Goode, Hammond, McKinne, Oldham, Pope, and Smith families. The letters include correspondence to and from members of the Cumming family. Correspondents include Thomas Cumming (1765-1834), first mayor of Augusta; Alfred Cumming (1802-1873), mayor of Augusta, sutler with General Zachary Taylor in Mexico, sutler at Jefferson Barracks Missouri, and Governor of the Utah Territory; Henry Hartfort Cumming (1799-1866), diplomatic attaché to Spain, aide de camp for Governor John Forsyth and Augusta lawyer; Ann Cumming (Mrs. Peter Sken Smith, 1805-1883); Joseph Bryan Cumming (1836-1922), major C.S. Army and Augusta lawyer; Joseph Bryan Cumming (1893-1983) and his grandson, Douglas Cumming. Other correspondents include Seaborn Jones, Richard H. Wilde, Governor George M. Troup, Major A.C.W. Fanning, Colonel Isaac Munroe St. John, Joseph Clay the younger, Governor James M. Smith, and Robert G. Stephens. Included in the miscellaneous papers series are a group of papers pertaining to the Confederate Powder Works in Augusta; a book containing copies of plans, specifications, letters; a pamphlet on the history of the Confederate Powder Works; ordnance lists; calculations and notes; and a letter pertaining to matters involving the Nitre and Mining District No. 8, C.S.A., under which the powder mills operated. An itemized list prepared by Joseph B. Cumming is included with the papers.
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Related Subjects:(23)
- Bryan family
- Cumming family
- Cumming, Alfred, -- 1802-1873.
- Cumming, Henry Harford
- Cumming, Joseph B. -- (Joseph Bryan), -- 1893-1983.
- Gairdner family
- Good family.
- Hammond family.
- Jones, Seaborn, -- 1752-1815
- McKinne family
- Oldham family.
- Pope family.
- Smith family.
- Smith, Charles Shaler, -- 1836-1886
- Smith, James Mongin, -- 1872-1877
- Troup, George Michael, -- 1780-1856.
- Wilde, Richard Henry, -- 1789-1847.
- Confederate Powder Works.
- Confederate States of America. -- Nitre and Mining Bureau.
- Georgia Bar Association.
- Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.
- Augusta (Ga.)
- Confederate States of America.
