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Samuel B. Clark papers

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Creator
Clark, Samuel B., 1812-1865

Date of Original
1787/1869

Subject
Plantations--Georgia
Slaveholders--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Farm management--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, Burke County, 33.06115, -82.00078
United States, Georgia, Dooly County, 32.15718, -83.79875
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, 33.35963, -82.07355

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account books
business records

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Text

Description
The collection consists of papers of Samuel B. Clark, from 1787-1869. Included are indentures, a land survey, legal documents, and a plantation journal (1841-1869) containing business records pertaining to the Richmond County homestead, the Burke County (Georgia) farm, and land in Dooly County (Georgia). Entries include information on slave values, outlays for crops and household supplies, tax returns for Richmond and Burke counties, financial reports on building the McBean canal, and cotton sales. Samuel B. Clark (1812-1865) was a plantation owner of Brothersville, Richmond County, Georgia. Clark married Martha Rebecca Walker in 1837.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1497

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

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Holding Institution Hargrett Library

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