There is very little personally on Hatton Lovejoy. In the letter he gives a synopsis of his education and career at that time and includes letters of endorsements from local judges, justices of the Georgia Supreme Court, judges of the U.S. District Court, Fuller Callaway and Robert Alston, an attorney. Given the age of these files, plus the importance of some of them to LaGrange's industrial development, it was decided to open these files. The papers are in poor condition due to water damage and acidic paper. Those papers in the poorest condition have been replaced with photocopies.
Many folders have more than one case and are identified individually within each folder.