ms_0259.xml Finding Aid to the Georgia Bryan Forman Letter, 1861 Written by unknown author Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Lynette Stoudt, May 2011 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard Collection Summary MS 259 Georgia Bryan Forman letter 1861 1 folder (.05 cubic feet) Forman, Georgia Bryan, 1846-1925. Collection materials are in English Georgia Historical Society,
Savannah, Georgia, 31401
Administrative Information Acquisition information

Gift of Augusta Forman Conrad, 1965.

 Accruals

No accruals are expected.

 Custodial history

This collection was given by Georgia Bryan Forman's daughter, Augusta Forman Conrad.

 Processed by

Processed by Unknown, 1977.

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 Rights and Access Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Physical access restrictions

None.

 Technical access restrictions

None.

 Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

 Information for Researchers Preferred citation

[Identification of item], Georgia Bryan Forman letter, MS 259, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.

 Related collections

Forman, Bryan, and Screven families papers, MS 260

 Separated material

None.

 Published descriptions

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 Location of originals

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 Location of copies

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 Publication note

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 Subject headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Forman, Georgia Bryan, 1846-1925. Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--War work. Letters (correspondence) Biographical Information

Georgia Bryan Forman (1846-1925) was the daughter of Thomas Forman Bryan (changed his name to Thomas Forman) and Florida (Troup) Bryan. She married Holmes Conrad (1840-1916) in 1868. She was the author of "Reminiscences of a Southern Woman" (Hampton, Virginia, 1902?), reprinted from the Southern Workmen.

 Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a letter from L. Metts to Georgia Forman, thanking Miss Forman for her donation to the Troop Volunteers, 1861.

 Collection Inventory Item 1: L. Metter to Georgia Forman. Dublin, Georgia, August 19, 1861. 1 p. ALS.

Metts, as secretary of the Troup Volunteers, thanks Miss Forman for her donation of $50.00.