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Correspondence, 1890 - 1899

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

The Correspondence Includes:

* Draft of a condolence letter on the death of Alfred I. Young, probably to his father, W.H. Young, Secretary of the Eagle & Phenix Mills in Columbus,Georgia, written on letterhead of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City, with partial date of 188_, but presumably written after the death of Alf I. Young in April, 1890

* Assumption by Toombs Crawford of the liabilities of the firm of Jordan & Crawford Fire Insurance Agents as of August 1, 1891 “. . . in consideration of the voluntary retirement of G. Gunby Jorda nfrom the firm . . .” August 4, 1891

* Copy of the minutes of the Court of Commons regarding a request to set aside Motts Green as a public park. September 11, 1891 Letter and transcript of letter to Jordan, signed “Annabel Lee”, perhaps pseudonymously. September 23, 1892

* Letter and transcript of letter to Jordan, signed “Annabel Lee”, perhaps pseudonymously. December 10, 1892 Letter from J. D. Billings, Dealer in Gas Fixtures, Hose, Hose Reels, Cast Iron and Wrought Steel Ranges regarding a dispute over some work to have been done for Jordan. June 12, 1893

* Letter from W. A. Wright, Comptroller General of Georgia, regarding the taxation rates for various counties levied in 1894. May 3, 1895

* Letter from Porter King, Mayor of Atlanta to G. Gunby Jordan regarding the tax rate for Atlanta. May 3, 1895

* Letter from Mayor's office of Augusta,Georgia regarding the tax rate for 1896. May 4, 1895 Letter from Mayor Henry F. Dunwody, Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia regarding the tax rate for 1895. May 6, 1895

* Letter from G. Gunby Jordan to Mr. Murphy regarding a business transaction involving $100,000 in bonds. May 23, 1895

* Receipt from Georgia Treasury Department for $10,000 in 20-year state bonds. May 23, 1895

* Letter from W. W. Thomas to G. Gunby Jordan concerning the purchase of bonds on behalf of the Southern Mutual Insurance Co. of Athens, Georgia. May 30, 1895

* Unsigned letter, probably from G. Gunby Jordan, to the National Exchange Bank in Augusta regarding various Georgia state bonds. June 5, 1895

* Petitions endorsing G. Gunby Jordan for mayor of Columbus, October 13, 1897

* Informational sheet from the Columbus Railroad Company detailing the length of Columbus Power Company's track, side tracks, and amount of rails and switches. April 30, 1898

* Memo of business transactions between the Columbus Power Company and the Columbus Railroad Company. April 30, 1898

* Letter to G. Gunby Jordan from General Samuel D. Lee, President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, discussing an application for a pension by L. W. Dixon; the offer of a Major General-ship or a Brigadier-ship, both declined by Lee; and thanking Jordan for the gift of some “Luxury Turkish Towels” which Lee says will show to others that Jordan's mills “have surpassed the limit of coarse goods”. January 3, 1899

* Three-page fragment and partial transcript dealing with mythology. n.d.

* Five-page fragment dealing with painting, aesthetics, nature and ships. n.d.

Dates

  • Other: 1890 - 1899

Extent

From the Collection: 1.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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