Papers, R A Hardaway; Rebecca Elizabeth Hardaway 1854-1924 English Archival Material 2 items.


Title: : Papers, 1855-1924.
Author(s): Hardaway, R. A. 1829- (Robert Archelaus),; Hardaway, Rebecca Elizabeth,; 1837-1887.
Year: 1854-1924
Description: 2 items.
Language: English

Abstract: Personal records of Robert Archelaus Hardaway and his wife Rebecca Elizabeth (Hurt) Hardaway written in ALBUM OF PEARLS (published by J.C. Riker). Entries span the years from 1855-1889. Includes one letter dated 1924 concerning Major Hardaway's courage in battle. Volume contains much information concerning the 1st Regiment of Va. Light Artillery, including the names, ranks, and death dates of soldiers; notes regarding troop movement and participation in battles (chiefly in and around Va.); and detailed accounts of Hardaway's activities during the Civil War. A few pages provide the ages, dates of birth, and financial value of slaves owned by the Hardaway family. Genealogical information on the Jarratt, Hardaway, Bibb, Standfield, Hurt, Hicks, and Collier families is included. Other records include notes on land transactions (including maps of two plantations in Bullock and Russell Counties in Alabama); garden and orchard diagrams and names of varieties of flowers and fruit trees; descriptions and drawings of watches; measurements and estimates for the building of a house; recipes; poetry; and a copy of a letter from one of Mrs. Hardaway's classmates at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Ga.


SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor: Descriptor: Plantations -- Alabama -- Maps. Recipes. Slaves -- Alabama. Gardens -- History. Orchards -- Alabama. Clocks and watches -- Drawings. House construction -- History -- 19th century
Named Person: Hardaway family. Jarratt family. Bibb family. Standfield family. Hurt family. Hicks family. Collier family.
Named Corp: Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Wesleyan College (Macon, Ga.)
Geographic: : Russell County (Ala.) -- History -- 19th century. Bullock County (Ala.) -- History -- 19th century. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Note(s): Bio/History: Commander, 1st. Va. Light Artillery; owner of plantations in Alabama and Georgia

Document Type: Archival Material

Entry: 19930514
Update: 20020418
Accession No: OCLC: 28106080