Inventory of the Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865

Collection Number 5306-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883.
Title
Charles Jones Jenkins Letter, 1865
Call Number
5306-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 1
Abstract
Charles Jones Jenkins was the governor of Reconstruction-era Georgia, 1865-1868. D. McRae was a resident of Telfair County, Ga., in 1865.
The collection consists of one letter (with transcript), dated 30 December 1865, from D. McRae to Charles Jones Jenkins (C. J. Jenkins). The letter discusses the state of affairs in Telfair County, Ga., at the close of the Civil War, specifically contracts for work with newly freed African Americans, and includes a request for permission to form a volunteer militia.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from B & L Rootenberg, December 2006 (Acc. 100556).
Processing Information
Processed by: Margaret Dickson, June 2007
Encoded by: Margaret Dickson, June 2007
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Charles Jones Jenkins Letter #5306, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

African Americans--Georgia--History--19th century.
Freedmen--Georgia.
Georgia--History--1865-
Georgia. Militia--History--19th century.
Georgia--Race relations.
Jenkins, Charles Jones, 1805-1883.
McRae, D., fl. 1865.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Georgia.
Telfair County (Ga.)--History.
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Biographical Note

Charles Jones (C. J.) Jenkins was the governor of Reconstruction-era Georgia from 1865 to 1868. D. McRae was a resident of Telfair County, Ga., in 1865.

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Collection Overview

The collection consists of one letter, dated 30 December 1865, from D. McRae to Charles Jones Jenkins (C. J. Jenkins), Reconstruction governor of Georgia. The letter discusses the state of affairs in Telfair County, Ga., at the close of the Civil War, specifically contracts for work with newly freed African Americans, and includes a request for permission to form a volunteer militia. The collection also includes a transcript of the letter, which was created under previous ownership and may include inaccuracies.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Letter, 30 December 1865.
1 item.
Folder 1
Letter and transcript

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