- Collection:
- Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar Families Collection, 1796-1929
- Title:
- "Weights of the Negroes cotton" -- Calhoun (Bibb County) and Mounts (Sumter County)
- Creator:
- Lamar family
Erwin family
Cobb family - Date of Original:
- 1858/1868
- Subject:
- Slavery--Georgia--History
Slave bills of sale--Georgia
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Practice of law--Georgia
Lawyers--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery - People:
- Lamar, Zachariah, 1767-1834
Erwin, Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1850-1930
Erwin, Alexander S., 1843-1907
Cobb, Sarah Robinson Rootes, 1792-1866
Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889
Cobb, John Addison
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- orders (military records)
land grants
deeds - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Two documents list names of enslaved people at two plantations. Sumter County: Ned Bermers, Carswell, Sam Herbert, Mack, Fanny, Strong, Bob, Soloman, Gabe, Joe, Mingo, Josh, Boson, August Peters, Esan, Willis, Maria, Mingo Peters. Bibb County: Wesley, Menilla, Arthur, Marinda, Dave, George, Pompey, Stephen, Billy, Edniboro, Samson, Old Abraham, Jim Darby, Gus, Peter, Charles, Mark, John, Leaman, Greene, Walker
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_0086_002-015-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_0086_002-015-001#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_0086_002-015-001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar family collection, ms86, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Sumter County Ga Dec 17th 1838
Col J. B. Lamar Dear Sir, I send you the weights of the Negroes cotton on this [lot] we have had so much rain I could not get it out and gined any sooner
Ned Bevvin [?] 1304
Caswell 1420
Sam Herbert 1850
Mack 1415
Fanny 610
Strong 1450
Bob 1320
Soloman 1400
Gabe 1510
Joe 1270
Mingo 1250
Josh 1460
Boson 1400
August Peter 1452
Cesar 1625
Willis 614
Maria 1400
Mingo Peter 725
There cotton was picked out and weighed [and] some of it pretty wet which accounts for so much seed cotton to the lint very truly yours
W. P. Mount
[verso] 1858 Mounts Nankin
[second page]
Calhoun's Nankin (Bibb Co.)
Waley 1010
Mevilla 684
Arthur 600
Marinda 400
Dave 1376
George 1217
Pompey 997
Stephen 290
Billy 1327
Edinboro 1540
Samson 1671
Old Abram 805
Jim Darby 1948
Gus 1488
Peter 1142
Charles 1797
Mark 1486
John 878
Seaman 780
Greene 745
Walker 1270
[total] 23451
[verso] 1868 Calhouns Nankin Bibb