Edmondson family farm records
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
- Edmondson family (Family)
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 Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States