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Edwin Skinner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1967-0264M

Scope and Contents

The papers include a slave bill of sale for Abram from A. M. Cochran to Edwin Skinner, 1865; three receipts for taxes signed by the U.S. Army, 1868; Hall County, Georgia, indenture for Henry Greenwood, aged ten, by Sallie Greenwood, his mother, to Edwin Skinner, 1879. Henry appears on the 1880 census listed as Henry Skinner, a ten year old black male with occupation listed as "works on farm."

Dates

  • 1865-1879

Biographical / Historical

Edwin (sometimes spelled Edward) and his wife, Rosina Corn, each came from North Carolina and were married in Lumpkin County, Georgia, in 1850. They had a farm in Hall County, Georgia.

Extent

5 items : Available only as photocopy.

Language of Materials

English

Title
Edwin Skinner Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States