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Mr. Daniell was descended from some of the early Claiborne County families and some of their papers are included in this collection. Two Spanish land grants to Peter Brian Bruin dated 1796; two indentures involving William Christie, 1813; and some papers of Eden Brashear and Benjamin Hughes are in the early family papers. There is also a letter from Henry Watkins Allen, Governor of Louisiana during the Civil War. Mr. Daniell's grandfather, William Hughes, was a brother of Henry Hughes, who wrote the first book on sociology in 1854. The passport he used to go to Europe to study is in this collection. There are family photographs and miscellaneous genealogical notes and charts. Also included are genealogical notes on the following families: Brashear, Briscoe, Calvit, Christie, Coffee, Crane, Daniell, Dant, Evans, Eyton, Fleming, Freeland, Frisby, Howard, Hughes, Hunter, Magruder, Montgomery, Moore, Orme, Skinner, Smith, Watson and Wollforth. This collection contains land surveys and drawings and notes, memorabilia, Auburn University alumni material, miscellaneous material from various historic and hereditary organizations, nine calendars and notebooks and two scrapbooks. The correspondence dates from 1904 to 1969; military papers 1917-1949; business papers, 1919-1970; deeds, mortgages and legal agreements; Vicksburg National Military Park, 1933-1934; and Civilian Conservation Corps, 1935-1937. This collection also includes various issues from 1956 to 1962 of the bimonthly newspaper "Common Sense" published at Union, New Jersey.

Cite as: Z/1075.000: Daniell (Smith Coffee, IV) Collection.

Smith Coffee Daniell, IV, was born March 11, 1885, at Windsor Plantation, Claiborne County. He was the last person born at Windsor before the mansion was destroyed by fire. He was educated at Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, University of Virginia and Auburn University. In World War I and II, he was in the Army Corps of Engineers, finally attaining the rank of major. In civilian life he was a civil engineer and land surveyor.