Jones County slave trade documents, 1854-1863

Summary

Creator:

Kitchens, Bose

Date:

1854-1863

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet 5 documents

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Jones County slave trade documents, ms4010, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of documents regarding slave trade. One letter documents the sale of a enslaved man named Amos from Boze Kitchens of Sumter County to John Humphries of Jones County, Georgia. A group of three documents details the dispute of a transfer of slaves from Jones County, Georgia to Mississippi in the settlement of a debt. Included is a letter from A.H. Broach to his brother Calvin asking him to take care in the sale or resale of his former enslaved man, Peter.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slave records -- Georgia.
Slavery -- Southern States.
Slave trade -- Georgia.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia

Places:

Jones County (Ga.) -- Records and correspondence.

Preferred citation:

Jones County slave trade documents, ms4010, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.