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Edmondson family farm records

 Collection
Identifier: 1983-0012M

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Mary (Polly) Edmondson's Negro account book (1874 - 1882), listing a large number of African American sharecroppers on her Putnam County, Georgia, farm who also appear in the 1880 census. Two articles of agreement to pay them for the year include surnames such as: Williams, Coles, Lawson, Dumas, and Kinney. Many of the other papers are shipping bills from the Central of Georgia Railroad to Mrs. Edmondson, her son Zachariah J., and a John H. Allen. The account book was kept by more than one person and lists each sharecropper plus food and supplies charged against his family.

Dates

  • 1868 - 1883
  • Majority of material found in 1874 - 1882

Creator

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Title
Edmondson family farm records
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States