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Seaborn J. Mays papers
The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays, including a bill of sale for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline, and a fi fa against William Moon for a debt owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.
More About This Collection
Creator
Mays, Seaborn J., d. 1883
Date of Original
1824/1879
Subject
Slavery
Slave bills of sale--Georgia
Athens Benevolent Society (Athens, Ga.)
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
People
Cobb, Thomas Read Rootes, 1823-1862
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
business records
receipts (financial records)
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays, including a bill of sale for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline, and a fi fa against William Moon for a debt owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
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