The Clayton Tribune, 1902

The second in a series of volumes abstracting items from Rabun County, Georgia, newspapers. This volume focuses on extant issues of The Clayton Tribune, the paper of record for Rabun County, for 1902.

Paperback edition: 6 x 9". 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-943465-72-9. Retail price: $18.00.
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Rabun County, Georgia, Newspapers, 1894 - 1899

Compiled from extant issues of three early county newspapers: The Clayton Argus (1894); The Tallulah Falls Spray (1897 – 1898); and The Clayton Tribune (1899). Items extracted include: births, marriages, and deaths; legal and local business advertisements; local and regional news, including comings and goings and community columns; crop and farming news; school and religious events; and much, much more.

Publication of the hardcover edition made possible by a grant from the R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation.

Paperback edition: 8.5 x 11". 300 pp. ISBN 978-1943465705. Retail price: $25.00.
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Hardcover edition: 8.5 x 11". 300 pp. Retail price: $30.00.
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Rabun County, Georgia, Writs

This publication abstracts the earliest extant writ volumes for Rabun County. Included in these volumes were many other record types, such as petitions, affidavits, accounts, and receipts, all of which can help researchers understand court proceedings recorded elsewhere in less detail. The original volumes are not microfilmed, and are currently only available at the Clerk of the Superior Court’s office in Clayton, GA.

Publication of the hardcover edition made possible by a grant from the R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation.

Hardcover edition: 6 x 9". 334 pp. Retail price: $30.00.
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Slave Importation Affidavit Registers for Nine Georgia Counties, 1818 - 1847

This volume abstracts the affidavits of men and women importing slaves into the state of Georgia through Camden County, Columbia County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Morgan County, Pulaski County, and Wilkes County. These affidavits were required by an act of the General Assembly of December 1817, and were designed to regulate the domestic slave trade. Many of the affidavits contain important information on not only the slave holders, but also on the individual slaves, usually including detailed physical descriptions and, occasionally, genealogical data.

Paperback edition: 8 x 10". 114 pp. ISBN 978-0-615735-41-2. Retail price: $10.99.
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