Johnston family papers, 1836-1862

Summary

Creator:

Johnston family

Date:

1836-1862

Extent:

4 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Johnston family papers, ms 1629. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the Malcolm Johnston family. Included are correspondences; two small account books; and Certificate no. 2457, for the purchase of a tract of land in Montgomery, Alabama, by Arthur B. Davis of Muscogee, Georgia. The collection also includes documents concerning enslaved people perceived to be property of the Johnston family: bill of sales for enslaved persons received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; "List of property belonging to M. Johnston," listing 800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people

Biographical / historical:

The Malcolm Johnston family were residents of Sparta in Hancock County, Georgia.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Portion of this collection is available through the Digital Library of Georgia: https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1629

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slave records -- Georgia.
Slavery.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Correspondence
Records (documents)

Names:

Johnston, Malcolm
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 -- Correspondence

Preferred citation:

Johnston family papers, ms 1629. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.