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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items) |
Abstract | Wetter family ancestors include Edward Telfair (ca. 1735-1807), merchant, member of the Continental Congress, and governor of Georgia. Family members important in this collection are Mildred R. Gould, Louise G. Koch, Pierce T. Wetter (d. 1963), and Telfair S. Wetter (d. 1939), all of whom inherited shares in Sharon Plantation, Chatham County, Ga. Pierce Wetter was a conscientious objector during World War I and was imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, 1918-1921, because of this. Telfair Wetter ran the Baltimore office of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) during that same period. Correspondence, 1919-1921, is chiefly between Pierce Wetter in Leavenworth and Telfair Wetter at the I.W.W. office in Baltimore, Md. These letters include much discussion of strikes and other labor actions; political prisoners and their trials; events of the Russian Revolution; Communism in general; and internal I.W.W. politics, especially tensions between the Baltimore and Philadelphia branches. The Wetter brothers strongly disagreed on such topics as who among the radical leaders was sincerely committed to the cause, whether or not married women were necessarily parasites, and if conscientious objectors should accept individual pardons or insist on solidarity. Most letters are signed, "Yours for the O.B.U." or "Yours for freedom." Also included are letters, financial and legal documents, clippings, and other materials relating to the management and sale of Sharon Plantation by Mildred Gould; Louise Koch; Pierce Wetter; Telfair Wetter; and Pauline L. Wetter, Telfair Wetter's widow. There are also a few photographs of unidentified persons and places. |
Creator | Wetter (Family : Chatham County, Ga.) |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, December 1993
Encoded by: Linda Sellars, June 2004
Updated by: Laura Hart, December 2021
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Wetter family ancestors include Edward Telfair (ca. 1735-1807), merchant, member of the Continental Congress, and governor of Georgia. Family members important in this collection are Mildred R. Gould, Louise G. Koch, Pierce T. Wetter (d. 1963), and Telfair S. Wetter (d. 1939), all of whom inherited shares in Sharon Plantation, Chatham County, Ga. Pierce Wetter was a conscientious objector during World War I and was imprisoned at Leavenworth, 1918-1921, because of this. Telfair Wetter ran the Baltimore office of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) during that same period.
Back to TopCorrespondence, 1919-1921, is chiefly between Pierce Wetter in the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas and Telfair Wetter at the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) office in Baltimore, Md. These letters include much discussion of strikes and other labor actions; political prisoners and their trials; events of the Russian Revolution; Communism in general; and internal I.W.W. politics, especially tensions between the Baltimore and Philadelphia branches. The Wetter brothers strongly disagreed on such topics as who among the radical leaders was sincerely committed to the cause, whether or not married women were necessarily parasites, and if conscientious objectors should accept individual pardons or insist on solidarity. Most letters are signed, "Yours for the O.B.U." or "Yours for freedom." Also included are letters, financial and legal documents, clippings, and other materials relating to the management and sale of Sharon Plantation, Chatham County, Ga., by Mildred Gould; Louise Koch; Pierce Wetter; Telfair Wetter; and Pauline L. Wetter, Telfair Wetter's widow. There are also a few photographs of unidentified persons and places.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1918-1921 |
Folder 2 |
1922-1925 |
Folder 3 |
1926 |
Folder 4 |
1927 |
Folder 5 |
1930s |
Folder 6 |
1940-1944 |
Folder 7 |
1945-1946 |
Folder 8 |
1960; 1963 |
Folder 9-10
Folder 9Folder 10 |
Financial and legal materials, 1809-1940sDeeds, indentures, bills, receipts, and other items, chiefly relating to family property, especially Sharon Plantation. Some items are handwritten copies of earlier documents. |
Folder 11 |
Miscellaneous, 1898-1963 and undatedClippings about family members and Sharon Plantation and a family chart showing early descendants of Edward Telfair. |
Image Folder PF-4678/1 |
Photographs, undated |
Reel M-4678/1-2
M-4678/1M-4678/2 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1809-1963 |