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This collection mostly contains correspondence from Thomas and Marion Cobb to Mrs. Callie King. One of the five letters is a sympathy letter written to Mrs. King regarding the loss of her daughter, Callie, in 1853. Three of the letters are from Thomas and Marion Cobb to Mrs. King regarding the death of their daughter, Lucy, in 1857. The fifth letter, dated 1848, is from Sarah R. Davenport to her son, Henry K. Davenport, congratulating him on the birth of his son.Processing Information: Collection reprocessed in 2008Thomas Read Rootes Cobb (1823-1862) was born in Jefferson County, Georgia to John A. Cobb and Sarah Rootes Cobb. In 1842, he graduated from the University of Georgia and was admitted to the bar. In 1844, he married Marion Lumpkin (1822-1897), daughter of the Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Joseph Henry Lumpkin and Callender G. Lumpkin. The couple had six children together: Lucy, Sarah, Marion, Callie, Joseph and Thomas. Marion Lumpkin had a sister, Callie Lumpkin (1826-1905), who married Porter King. This couple had 8 children, 5 of whom died in infancy. From 1849 to 1857, Cobb worked as reporter for the Georgia Supreme Court. In 1857 the Cobb's oldest daughter Lucy died. Thomas Cobb had earlier helped found the Athens Female Institute, and in 1859 it was renamed the Lucy Cobb Institute in her honor. Cobb also served as a delegate to the Secession Convention and wrote a treatise in support of slavery titled, An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery...

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia