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Hillyer, Junius

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1807 - 1886

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Junius Hillyer memoirs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS156f
Scope and Content This collection contains the memoirs of Junius Hillyer, a political leader and judge. In his memoirs titled Memoirs of the Early Life and Times of Judge Junius Hillyer he describes his family genealogy; his boyhood and schooling, including his years at the University of Georgia, and growing up in Georgia. He also records his opinions on slavery. He believed that slavery "is the normal condition of the negro race." He talks about the customs of his times and the...
Dates: 1937

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  • Subject: Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 X