Carswell Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0014

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Carswell Family Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

The Carswell Family Collection scrapbook contains biographies, histories, and genealogies of the Carswell, Janes, and Hobbs families. There are maps, letters, and brief stories in the scrapbook.

Dates

Creation: 1765-1856

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

The Carswell Family Collection features a history of the Carswell, Janes, and Hobbs families. The Carswell family portion focuses on the descendants of Alexander Carswell (1727-1803) and his wife Isabella Brown Carswell, who immigrated to America from Ireland in 1765. The Janes family portion is a biography of Absalom Janes (1796-1847), a trustee and financier of Mercer University and the Georgia Baptist Convention. The Hobbs family portion is a history of Larry and Boling Hobbs, farmers and Baptist ministers in the early days of Laurens County. These families were very influential in early Georgia Baptist history.