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Cheek Brothers business records
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Cheek Brothers business records | |
| Creator: Cheek Brothers | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1895-1928 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger box | |
| Collection Number: ms4280 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Hubert and Thomas Rowland Cheek founded and ran Cheek Brothers, a general merchandise retail business in Bowersville, Georgia that supplied area farm families with seed, fertilizer, and farm implements. Originally named T.R. and H. Cheek, the business was finally named after Hubert Cheek himself.
Scope and Content
This collection contains business files including correspondence, receipts, invoices, mortgages, Fi Fas (levies), and some land documents, maintaining the original order (presumably alphabetic) of two accordian folders.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Cheek Brothers business records, ms4280, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.