William H. Bonner papers


Descriptive Summary
Title: William H. Bonner papers
Creator: Bonner, William H., 1831-1917
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1879
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms3558
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

William H. Bonner (1831-1917) enlisted in Company I, Georgia 49th Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army, in 1862, and was eventually discharged for disability.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one handwritten letter: dated near Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, May 1, 1873, "Col. Jordan," signed "William B.," regarding the purchase of several enslaved people. The collection also includes a handwritten bill of sale for enslaved people sold to William H. Bonner.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

William H. Bonner papers, ms3558, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.

Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Correspondence

Slave bills of sale.

Slave records -- Georgia.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

box

folder

Request box

Papers

Bill -- William H. Bonner

Bill records names of enslaved persons and their perceived value: Betsey; Ben; Bob; Lewis

List of enslaved persons with perceived values

List names enslaved persons assigned to enslavers named "Mrs. Ramsey", "Mr. Bonner", "Dr. Rice" [?]. Names of enslaved persons are: Tom; Suckey; Susy; Henry; Mack; Sally; Moses; William; Ann; Mima; Susan; Savanah; Hope; Lucy; Delia; Letty; Mary; Anna; Florence; George; Ida; Olanzo; Hester; Davy; Alsey; Mason; Welbon; Cora; Jane; Julia; John; Harriett; Tullula; Mary; Jordan; Nancy; Anna; Jane; Katy; Monroe; Augustus; Daniel; Ann; George; Simm; Maryann; Flora; Alfred; Berry; Jack; Venus; Henrietta; Edward; Malissa; Charlotte; George; Katy (1); Polly Ann; Jinsey; Joshua; Bob; Mariah; Victoria; Joseph; Wesley; Becka; Jane; Charlotte; July; Harriett; Beck Stovall; Frances; Jim; Patsey; Ambrose; Thornton; Jane; Martha; Kirby; Isaac (infant child of Beck Stovall

Letter -- from William Bonner to "Col. Jordan", 1873 May 1

Letter describes past purchases of real and personal property, including enslaved persons, made by William Bonner and the circumstances of these purchases. Mentions enslaved persons named: Bob; Lewis; Ben; Betsy