Richard M. Rice store ledger, 1851-1867

Summary

Creator:
Rice, Richard M.
Date:
1851-1867
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richard M. Rice store ledger, ms3318, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one ledger that details store account sales, freedmen's contracts for labor, and records of Rice's brandy and whiskey production and sales. There are several loose papers that include a record of goods sold to freedman Boney Brown as well as Rice's 1863 quarterly taxes paid on 335 gallons of brandy.

Biographical / historical:

Richard M. Rice (1826-1912) lived in Elbert County, Georgia for much of his life, and married Mary Elizabeth Harper (1834-1896) in July 1856.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Richard M. Rice store ledger, ms3318, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.