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Lumpkin County (Ga.) commitment of enslaved people to jail
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Lumpkin County (Ga.) |
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1856 June 1 |
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The collection consists of one commitment of enslaved people to jail, signed June 1, 1856, by James Cantrell, J.P., James
Barnes, J.P., and Isaac J. Elliott, J.P. (State of Georgia, Lumpkin County), detailing the custody of four enslaved boys
detained for suspicion of breaking, entering, stealing, and arson. The four named in the letter "…belonging to and the property
of Jacob Martin of the county of Forsyth by the names of Andy and Eleck or Alexander…belonging to and the property of Samuel
Julian of Forsyth County, by the names of Marion and Sampson…"
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ms3538 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle
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Elbert, Catharine |
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1849 February 2 |
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A letter written by Catharine Elbert, "old Mama", to Matty, Martha Doolittle Dunaway, from St. Marys. Elbert discusses how
she is doing and talks about some local residents including Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Curtis, Dr. Henry Bacon, Major Clark, and Rev.
Williams. It is believed that this letter, likely written by someone else, is from an enslaved woman or house servant who
cared for Martha as a child.
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ms4479 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Indenture transferring four enslaved people
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Richmond County (Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1833 December 28 |
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The collection consists of one indenture: made December 28, 1833, in Richmond County, Georgia, between Samuel Hicks of Columbia
County, Georgia, and James G. Stallings of Richmond County, Georgia, for payment of 200 dollars for four enslaved people whose
names were Henry, Elsy, Dinah, and Jim.
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ms2369 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John M. White shop book
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White, John M. |
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Dates: |
1882-1885, 1898 |
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The shop book contains accounts for customers (probably in DeKalb County, Georgia). It lists the customer name, date, cost,
and services (such as sharpening a plow or repairing a wagon wheel or garden hoe). The accounts for 1884-1885 concern cotton
sales. Also included are a few recipes from newspapers and an 1898 church program for the Mill District Sunday School Association
Clifton Church. There are modern day notebook pages taped over some pages in the book. On these are handwritten transcripts
of letters from an unidentified father to his son in Savannah, Georgia regarding the sale of enslaved people on a plantation.
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ms3698 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Baldwin County legal proceeding against Rodney
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Kenan, Thomas Holmes, 1771-1837 |
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Dates: |
1819 February |
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This collection consists of one legal proceeding, dated February 1819, describing the sentencing of an enslaved man, Rodney,
who is accused of burning down the cotton gin house of the slave owner Major John A. Jones. Thomas Holmes Kenan (1771-1837),
court clerk for Baldwin County, Georgia, records the sentence as death by hanging.
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Identifier: |
ms3932 |
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Hargrett Library |
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R.T. Trible diary and Bible
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Trible, Richard Thomas, 1822-1894 |
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1836-1865 |
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This collection includes a diary or planting journal of Richard Thomas Trible, and a Bible given to him with family information
in the back pages. The diary includes information on planting, activites of the enslaved population, visits to the Georgia
Factory, Col. Billups, Mr. Dearing, and Dr. Morton.
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Identifier: |
ms4542 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dixon family papers
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Dixon family |
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Dates: |
1848-1863 |
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The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John
L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon. One letter
mentions the Charleston Convention (1860). Of particular interest are three letters from John Tillman Dixon, serving with
the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, to his sister Mary Jane, while stationed at Richmond during the Civil War. Includes an
1853 tax list for 84 enslaved people plus land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage.
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Identifier: |
ms2739 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jacob Waldburg papers
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Waldburg, Jacob |
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Dates: |
1793, 1818, 1829 |
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The collection consists of three items: a list of enslaved people owned by the family of Jacob Waldburg of Chatham County,
Georgia (1793); a promissory note to Waldburg from John M. Harvey (1818); and a land grant to Waldburg for property in Lee
County, Georgia (1829).
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Identifier: |
ms1194 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Grace Lucas letter to Mary E. Johns
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Lucas, Grace |
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Dates: |
1843 July 22 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Athens, Georgia, July 22, 1843, to "My dear sister," Mary E. Johns, Davisborough,
signed Grace Lucas, regarding illness, enslaved woman, and other family happenings. Much of the letter focuses on the misfortunes
of their sister Betsey Howard and her family's and Cherry's, enslaved woman, illness.
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Identifier: |
ms1690 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard M. Johnston legal document
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Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 |
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Dates: |
1859 |
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The collection consists of a legal document transferring property from Richard M. Johnston of Hancock County, Georgia, to
Willie Edwards Bonner. Property includes an enslaved woman named Modina (36) and her children Horace (14), Charlotte (5),
Amy (2), and Caroline (16). It also lists Caroline's children Sidney (2) and Abram (3 months). Other items of property include
a piano, spectacles, and personal items.
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Identifier: |
ms2391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine
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Glass, Joshua S., 1818-1879 |
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Dates: |
1850 December 11 |
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The collection consists of one bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine exchanged from J. S. and J. D. Glass of Bethel,
North Carolina to Ross Crane of Athens, Georgia. The girl is described as being a light-complexioned ten-year-old girl.
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Identifier: |
ms3899 |
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Hargrett Library |
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McIntosh County, Georgia bill of exceptions
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Georgia. Supreme Court |
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Dates: |
1848 |
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A bill of exceptions in the Supreme Court of Georgia, at Savannah, January Term, 1848, for the recovery of three African American
enslaved people "named Judy, Bella, and John her son...that were the property of Ann Cunningham," in the case Ann Grigg vs.
Charles Spalding.
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Identifier: |
ms2198 |
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Hargrett Library |
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B.F. Coleman receipt for enslaved people
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Ayer & Harrison |
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Dates: |
1857 January 7 |
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The collection consists of one receipt: dated Columbus, January 7, 1857, for $810.00 paid by B.F. Coleman for the purchase
of two enslaved people, witnessed by C.S. Harrison for Burnett Ingram. The receipt is written on a printed form provided by
the firm of Ayer & Harrison.
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Identifier: |
ms3228 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Drury Murray property appraisement
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Murray, Drury, 1787-1862 |
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Dates: |
1864 December 21 |
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This collection consists of the appraisement of the personal property in the estate of Drury Murray done by J. F. Miller,
James Lasseter, J. F. Market, and Joseph Thomas. Nineteen enslaved people are listed, along with their monetary value and
the person to whom they are signed.
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Identifier: |
ms3687 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Theodore G. Sledge estate document
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Sledge, Theodore G. |
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Dates: |
1864 October |
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The collection consists of documents pertaining to the estate of Theodore G. Sledge. Sledge died leaving behind six enslaved
men and women, Maria, Lucinda, Spencer, Hester, Minerva, and Francey, and fifteen hundred and thirty six dollars of Confederate
currency. Several family members sought legal action, but the case was dismissed in November 1864.
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Identifier: |
ms4094 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sale account of enslaved people
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1800-1810 |
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The collection consists of one account of sales of enslaved people by Hamilton & Couper to James Moss, Bahamas. The document
lists the price, buyer, and numbers of people sold.
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Identifier: |
ms2120 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Stone estate administration document
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Stone, Catharine Harris |
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Dates: |
1860 January 12 |
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A document dated 1860 January 12 in Warren County, Georgia. It lists the property in the estate of William Stone, deceased.
The following minor children of William Stone received joint shares of 38 African American enslaved people and also received
sums of money: Cordelia A. - $717.51; Cassanda M. - $718.34; Ellafara B. - $1642.85; William J. - $1999.91; Martha B. - $823.86.
The enslaved people are listed by name and age and include Amos, 22; Ebbin, 25; Jefferson, 17; John, 1; Saphronia, 12; Charity,
3; and Antinett, 8. The administrators of the estate were Isaac Harris and Catharine Stone. The document is signed (with "X")
by Catharine Stone.
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ms2927 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Newsom deed and farming journal
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Newsom family |
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Dates: |
after 1838 |
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The collection consists of two items: a journal entitled "Plan. Experience of Farming of N. J. Newsom, 1885," pertaining to
labor, fertilizer, fencing, mules, wages, and equipment involved in farming; deed signed in Washington County, Georgia, stating
Joeday Newsom leaves two lots of "negroes" to his children, dated 1838. The reverse side contains valuation of the two lots
of "negro slaves," and is dated 1843.
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Identifier: |
ms630 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John B. Lamar plantation book
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 |
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Dates: |
1847-1880 |
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The collection consists of a plantation book of John B. Lamar, for his plantation in Sumter County, Georgia, from 1847-1880.
The book includes lists containing names of enslaved people; a diagram of crop rotation for cotton, corn, oats, and rye; a
map of the plantation; an inventory of plantation items; tax accounts; and food supplies. During the Civil War, entries become
less comprehensive. From 1867-1872, entries list the date, employee's name, and item charged to the account, primarily food.
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ms131 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Samuel B. Clark papers
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Clark, Samuel B., 1812-1865 |
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Dates: |
1787-1869 |
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The collection consists of papers of Samuel B. Clark, from 1787-1869. Included are indentures, a land survey, legal documents,
and a plantation journal (1841-1869) containing business records pertaining to the Richmond County homestead, the Burke County
(Georgia) farm, and land in Dooly County (Georgia). Entries include information on slave values, outlays for crops and household
supplies, tax returns for Richmond and Burke counties, financial reports on building the McBean canal, and cotton sales.
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ms1497 |
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Hargrett Library |
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