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John B. Lamar plantation book

John B. Lamar plantation book

Descriptive Summary

Title: John B. Lamar plantation book
Creator: Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862
Inclusive Dates: 1847-1880
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 volume(s)
Collection Number: ms131
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

John Basil Lamar (1812-1862) was a lawyer, politician, and planter, born in Milledgeville, Georgia.

For more information, see his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a plantation book of John B. Lamar, for his plantation in Sumter County, Georgia, from 1847-1880.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

John B. Lamar plantation book, ms131, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Farm management -- Georgia.
Plantation life -- Georgia.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Slavery.
Sumter County (Ga.)

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
volume
1Plantation book, 1847-1880 Access Online