Papers Donated to Georgia Historical Society Offer Fresh Insight Into Prominent Savannah Family

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Papers Donated to Georgia Historical Society Offer Fresh Insight Into Prominent Savannah Family

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The papers of businessman Gazaway Bugg Lamar include correspondence relating to his lengthy post-Civil War legal battles against the government of the United States, and a copy of the “Slave-Trader’s Letter Book,” a compilation of documents providing insight into that nefarious pursuit and its participants.

 

Papers Donated to Georgia Historical Society Offer Fresh Insight Into Prominent Savannah Family

by Chuck Mobley, Savannah Morning News