Scope and Content

The collection contains a letter from the Smathers and Morgan law office to the Home Mission Board discussing the purchase of a school in Clyde, North Carolina, on the "Robinson Property." It also contains the deed of the new property as well as the deed of another property, which the letter states is not properly probated.

Scope and Contents of the Collection The majority of the Joel Hurt Papers consist of documents pertaining to the East Atlanta Land Company and financial transactions effected by Joel Hurt. Documents found within the collection include deeds, abstracts of title, personal and professional correspondence, financial documents related to various business interests, and an East Atlanta Land Company account book. The bulk of the deeds pertain to land transactions within Fulton County, 14th land district, land lots 51, 52, 77, and...