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DuPree family farm ledgers

DuPree family farm ledgers

Descriptive Summary

Title: DuPree family farm ledgers
Creator: Dupree family
Inclusive Dates: 1827-1928
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms3240
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of four ledgers the Dupree family kept of sharecroppers who worked their farmland in Griffin, Georgia, from 1827-1928. Records list names, time worked, lost time, money owed, and items sold. Ledgers also document McIntosh Education Union (also referred to as McIntosh Union no. 279, and McIntosh Farmers Education Union of America, no. 279) history. Information recorded includes elected officers, membership lists, dues collected, and expenses sent to treasurer.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

DuPree family farm ledgers, ms3240, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Account books.
Farm management -- Georgia.
Farms -- Georgia.
Ledgers (account books)

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxvolume
11-4Ledgers, 1827-1928