John Ray papers, 1829-1868
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ray, John, -1868
- Date:
- 1829-1868
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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John Ray papers, ms119, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of John Ray's day book, docket book, and plantation book. The day book records debts collected from 1831-1844, and contains some notes concerning land; and the docket book contains notes of proceedings and filings in court cases in Coweta County, Georgia Superior Court from 1843-1865. The plantation book records names of enslaved people, and account of their clothes, rations, and blankets; notes on legal decisions; and recipes for various illnesses, including heart disease, measles, rheumatism, pneumonia, scarlet fever, and asthma. The collection also includes handwritten papers on heart disease; promissory notes, deeds and indentures for land in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, a bill of sales for two "Negroes" (named "Roland, 2 years old, and Randal, about 7 years old"); tax records; and records of White Oak Plantation (Coweta County, Ga.) and an unidentified plantation. The plantation records record how much cotton was sold (cotton made at White Oak Plantation).
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Ruby Felder Ray Thomas in 1945
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by record type.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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John Ray papers, ms119, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.