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John D. Delannoy family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Delannoy family. |
| Creator: | Delannoy, John D., approximately 1814-1876. |
| Title: | John D. Delannoy family papers |
| Dates: | 1855-1876 |
| Extent: | 0.05 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identification: | MS 0208 |
Biographical/Historical Note
John D. Delannoy (ca. 1814-1876) was in the lumber business in Savannah, Georgia. He served several years as a city alderman and was a member of the Savannah Volunteer Guards. He married Sarah Elizabeth Falligant Delannoy and had a son and a daughter, Alexander S. and Sarah Ogden Delannoy.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of eleven items. Three of the first four items are indentures for the sale of land in Chatham and Cherokee counties. The other item is a grant of power of attorney from Thomas J. Buchannan of Marietta to George W. Wylly of Savannah, enabling him to sell shares of American Mining Company stock. The next four items pertain to Sarah Delannoy's claims against the United States government for damage done to her property in Sandersville, Georgia, during Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea. The last three items are indentures for the sale of a half interest in the Walthour Homestead Plantation, the certified copy of John D. Delannoy's will dated May 6, 1876, and an undated list of Delannoy's children.
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], John D. Delannoy family papers, MS 208, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Rowland A. Radford, 1967.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Sponsorship
Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Container List
| Item 2: Indenture, Thomas J. Buchannan to John D. Delannoy, Chatham County, 1855 December 6 | |||||||||||||
| Regarding the sale of lots in Cherokee County, Georgia. | |||||||||||||
| Item 3: Power of Attorney given to George W. Wylly of Savannah by Thomas J. Buchannan of Marietta, Georgia, 1856 April 8 | |||||||||||||
| Empowers G.W. Wylly to sell 40 shares of stock in the American Mining Company. | |||||||||||||
| Item 6: Sanborn and King to Mrs. Sarah Ogden Delannoy, 1874 October 10 ( 1.0 p. ) | |||||||||||||
| Regarding property claims mentioned in letter from March 24, 1874. | |||||||||||||
| Item 7: Sanborn and King to Mrs. Sarah Ogden Delannoy, 1875 February 3 | |||||||||||||
| This collection contains Sanborn and King to Mrs. Sarah Ogden Delannoy. Signed by George A. King. | |||||||||||||
| Item 8: Itemized list of claims of Mrs. Sarah Ogden Delannoy by U.S. Army, portions of the 14th and 19th corps, near Sandersville, Georgia, circa 1864 November 16 | |||||||||||||
| Item 10: Will of John D. Delannoy, Chatham County, 1876 May 6 | |||||||||||||
| This document is a certified copy. | |||||||||||||
| Item 11: List of children and dates of birth of John D. and Sarah E.M. Delannoy, undated | |||||||||||||