Persons Brothers account books, 1886-1933

Summary

Creator:

Persons Brothers (Talbotton, Ga.) and Talbotton Railroad Company (Ga.)

Date:

1886-1933

Extent:

5.2 Linear Feet (14 volumes in 4 document boxes, 3 oversized boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Persons Brothers account book, ms90, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of account books of the Persons Brothers general store in Talbotton, Georgia from 1886-1933 (with some gaps). Includes account ledgers and cash books which document the sale of dry goods, clothing, hardware, and wagons. The collection also includes two account books of the Talbotton Railroad Company, owned and operated by the Persons family, which ran from Talbotton to Paschal. The account books document income and expenses of the railroad from 1881-1887 and 1909-1912.

Biographical / historical:

Persons Brothers, general store owned by Thomas Henry and Augustus Pou Persons, Talbotton County, Georgia.

Acquisition information:

Donated by Gus Persons in 1966.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

General stores -- Georgia.
Railroads -- Georgia.
Stores, Retail -- Georgia.
Merchants -- Georgia.
Account books
Business records.

Names:

Persons, Thomas Henry, 1860-1930
Persons, Augustus Pou, 1858-1927

Places:

Talbot County (Ga.)
Talbotton (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Persons Brothers account book, ms90, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.