Persons Brothers account books

Descriptive Summary
Title: Persons Brothers account books
Creator: Persons Brothers (Talbotton, Ga.)
Creator: Talbotton Railroad Company (Ga.)
Inclusive Dates: 1886-1933
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.2 Linear Feet (14 volumes in 4 document boxes, 3 oversized boxes)
Collection Number: ms90
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Persons Brothers, general store owned by Thomas Henry and Augustus Pou Persons, Talbotton County, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of account books of the Persons Brothers general store in Talbotton, Georgia from 1886-1933 (with some gaps). Includes account ledgers and cash books which document the sale of dry goods, clothing, hardware, and wagons. The collection also includes two account books of the Talbotton Railroad Company, owned and operated by the Persons family, which ran from Talbotton to Paschal. The account books document income and expenses of the railroad from 1881-1887 and 1909-1912.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Persons Brothers account book, ms90, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Gus Persons in 1966.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Cash book, 1897

 

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Cash book, 1933

 

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Records, 1906-1907

 

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Cash book, 1925

 

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Cash book, 1939

 

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Cash book, 1919-1920

 

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Cash book, 1886-1889

 

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Railroad accounts, 1909-1912

 

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Cash book, 1912

 

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Cash Book, 1914 - 1915

 

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Railroad Accounts, 1881 - 1887

 

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Cash Book, 1923

 

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Cash Book, 1895 - 1896

 

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Cash Book, 1913