Jacob Minis colonial papers
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Country
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US
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Language of name of institution
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eng
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Contact information: postal address
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501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401 (Research Center)
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Contact information: phone number
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001 9126512128 (Research Center)
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Contact information: email
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lgculler@georgiahistory.com (Georgia Historical Society Staff)
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Reference number
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GHS 0568
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Type of reference number
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Archival reference number
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Title (official language of the state)
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Jacob Minis colonial papers
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Language of title
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eng
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Creator / accumulator
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Jacob Florance Minis
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Date(s)
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1768/1793
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Language(s)
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eng
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Extent
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1 volume
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Type of material
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Textual Material
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Scope and content
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This collection contains correspondence and business records of some of the founding families of colonial Savannah, including the Minis, the Sheftall and the Gibbons families. It includes an account from George Cornell to Moses Nunez for sundries dating from February 16, 1768 (item 2).
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Archival history
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The items in this collection were bound into a volume by their collector, J. Florance Minis.
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Administrative / Biographical history
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Jacob Florance Minis (1852-1936) was born on November 12, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of Abraham and Lavinia Florance Minis. In 1870, Jacob became a clerk (and later partner) in his father's shipping office in Savannah. He was very active in the Savannah community as a member of several clubs and chairman and president of several organisations, including the Commercial Bank, Merchant's National Bank, Savannah Cotton Exchange, Savannah Naval Stores Association, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah Brewing Company, and others. After a short illness, Florance died in Clarkesville on September 3, 1936.
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(source: Social Networks and Archival Context)
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Author of the description
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Carla Vieira, 2022
