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1 Title:   Daniel Saunders estate accounts  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1835-1837  
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The collection consists of a handwritten document headed "Records of the Court," listing the accounts of the estate of Daniel Saunders, possibly of Thomas County, Georgia. Administrator of the estate is Harriet Saunders. Included are the names of slaves hired 1835-1836 in accounts with John C. Browning and Shadrach Atkinson, and are dated March 1837.
  
  Identifier:   ms3227  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   John C. Carter account book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Carter, John C.  
  Dates:   1831-1837  
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The collection consists of an account book for a general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Clinton and Macon, Georgia owned by John C. Carter. Ledger entries (1831-1837) include the customer's name, item purchased, and price pertaining to sales of food, household goods, furniture, and lumber. Additional entries relate to the hire of slaves for work, IOUs for cash or materials, Carter's practice of using peddlers to sell watches, persons receiving meal, and grist mill business.
  
  Identifier:   ms152  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Slave trade documents  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Richardson, John L.  
  Dates:   1843, 1865  
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Two documents related to enslaved people owned by John L. Richardson, including a bill of sale and a sharecropping agreement with freed Blacks.
  
  Identifier:   ms3241  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Michael Dennis account book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Dennis, Michael  
  Dates:   1855-1867  
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The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia from 1855-1867. The ledger entries contain customer's name, items purchased, and price for items such as lumber, household goods, food, and clothing. Additional entries pertain to hiring out of enslaved people, the sale of beef cattle to the Confederate government, and later repurchase of the hides.
  
  Identifier:   ms165  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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