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Benjamin Franklin Mathews ledger book

 Collection
Identifier: 1978-0559M

Scope and Contents

The legal records of this notary public run from pp. 8 - 53 and include the judgments he handed down in minor court cases. The rest of the book contains home recipes, land plats (pp. 54 - 86), bylaws for the Emmanus (?) Baptist Church (pp. 87 - 113) with an index (p. 114), Masonic records - York rite - with membership lists (pp. 142-176), weather reports (pp. 179 - 194), and accounts (pp. 195 - 218). Records cover both Upson and Pike Counties, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1880 - 1896

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Franklin Mathews was the son of Mourning Trice and Joel Mathews of Upson County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth E. English and worked as a farmer and notary public.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Materials Specific Details

Available only as photocopy.

Title
Benjamin Franklin Mathews ledger book
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