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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | Thomas P. Ravenel (1850-1936) was a lawyer from Savannah, Ga. This collection contains deeds, wills, estates inventories, business correspondence, and other papers, chiefly from the 1840s, collected by Ravenel. Subjects include letters from Confederate soldiers, a railroad merger, and other post-war economic matters. The volume contains letters, wills, and deeds relating to Hiram Roberts and Mary Jane Roberts of Savannah, Ga. |
Creator | Ravenel, Thomas P., 1850-1936, collector. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, November 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Thomas P. Ravenel (1850-1936) was a lawyer from Savannah, Ga.
Back to TopThis collection contains deeds, wills, estates inventories, business correspondence, and other papers, chiefly from the 1840s, collected by Thomas P. Ravenel (1850-1936). Subjects include letters from Confederate soldiers, a railroad merger, and other post-war economic matters. The volume contains letters, wills, and deeds relating to Hiram and Mary Jane Roberts of Savannah, Ga.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1 |
Folder 2 |
1764-1849 |
Folder 3 |
1850-1859 |
Folder 4 |
1860-1868 |
Folder 5 |
1870-1879 |
Folder 6 |
1883-1889 |
Folder 7 |
1891-1893 |
Folder 8 |
Undated |
Image PF-2080/1 |
Photograph, undated |