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Lumpkin County (Ga.) commitment of enslaved people to jail
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Lumpkin County (Ga.) |
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Dates: |
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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Drury Murray property appraisement
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Murray, Drury, 1787-1862 |
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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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Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle
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Elbert, Catharine |
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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
ms4479 |
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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," signed "Grace Lucas," regarding
illness, slaves, and other social happenings.
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Identifier: |
ms1690 |
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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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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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Identifier: |
ms2369 |
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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 "a negro woman" and her children, piano, spectacles, and other personal items.
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Identifier: |
ms2391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Rodgers Goldsborough letter to his wife Mary
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Goldsborough, J. R. (John Rodgers), 1808-1877 |
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Dates: |
1862 April 21 |
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The collection consists of one letter regarding a Rebel fort on Jekyll Island, plans to make Saint Simons Island a self-supporting
colony, slaves, the Pierce Butler estate, the abandoned estate of James Hamilton Couper, a visit to Frederica, and orders
regarding Commander Sylvanus Godon.
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Identifier: |
ms3430 |
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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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Identifier: |
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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Johnston family papers
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Johnston family |
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Dates: |
1836-1862 |
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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 owned by the Johnston family: bill of sales for a slave
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.
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Identifier: |
ms1629 |
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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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Identifier: |
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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Francis R. Goulding papers
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Goulding, F. R. (Francis Robert), 1810-1881 |
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Dates: |
1850-1986 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, patent petitions, manuscripts of writings, notes, and other papers of Goulding;
family correspondence; correspondence with the Georgia State Library, where Goulding's papers were previously housed, and
others concerning the collection; and manuscript by Ben Ali (Bilali), an enslaved Arabic man from Sapelo Island, Ga., and
correspondence, articles, and other papers relating to the manuscript.
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Identifier: |
ms2807 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Jones family papers
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Jones, Thomas, active 1852-1858 |
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Dates: |
1819-1889 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Thomas Jones family of Thomas County, Georgia from 1819-1889. Thomas Jones' papers
include lists of taxable property (slaves, land, livestock, and equipment); indentures; and receipts for the purchase of slaves
(names of enslaved people include Adam, a carpenter, Charles, Randal, John, Betsy, Nancy, Abram, Ann, Eliza, Sam, Ned, Bob,
Lucy, Cherry, Nelson, Charlott, Robert, Lindy, and Mary). Letters are from Henry Francis Jones to his sister, and between
Edwin T. Davis and Mattie Davis; and regard battles, military strategy, and military life. Papers of E.T. Davis concern Davis's
military services, and include diary entries with regard to his service with the Dixie Boys of Company A, 57th Georgia Infantry
Regiment. The collection also includes plats, indentures, and writs regarding land in Georgia, mainly Irwin and Thomas counties,
and a portrait of Thomas Jones.
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Identifier: |
ms817 |
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Hargrett Library |
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University of Georgia Board of Trustees correspondence and reports
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University of Georgia. Board of Trustees |
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Dates: |
1866-1932 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of materials of the University of Georgia's Board of Trustees, including meeting minutes, drafts of
resolutions, annual reports, committee reports, auxiliary reports (such as catalogues, fiduciary documents, recommendations
on degrees, and petitions, including a series of petitions pertaining to the issue of admission of women to the University),
and correspondence.
The Board of Trustee minute books include descriptions of enslavement events and treatment of enslaved people on campus.
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Identifier: |
UA02-042 |
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Repository: |
University of Georgia Archives |
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