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The collection consists of papers of the William Jones family of Augusta, Georgia from 1813-1910. Includes correspondence;
account books, financial records, and receipts relating to Jones's cotton gin business (1833-1857); freedmen contracts; and
legal papers relating to Jones's duties as executor of Marshall Keith's estate and guardian of the Keith children. The correspondence,
mainly to William Jones, pertains to business matters, his guardianship of the Keith children, family matters, and the lives
of enslaved people. Correspondents include Sarah Jane Jones Griffin, Arthur W. Jones, William H. Jones, and Sophie Jones.
The early materials (1813-1863) pertain to the Isham Keith family and contain correspondence between Isham, Marshall, and
Peter Keith. Collection also includes the financial papers and letters of Ishmael, Minny, and Elizabeth Keith: enslaved siblings
manumitted by Marshall Keith at his death, and who relocated to Ohio with other family members.
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