- Collection:
- Michael Dennis Account Book
- Title:
- Michael Dennis account book
- Creator:
- Dennis, Michael
- Date of Original:
- 1855/1867
- Subject:
- Flour mills--Georgia
General stores--Georgia
Lumber trade--Georgia
Slave labor--Georgia - People:
- Dennis, Michael
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Putnam County, Eatonton, 33.3268, -83.3885
- Medium:
- account books
business records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia from 1855-1867. The ledger entries contain the customer's name, items purchased, and price for items such as lumber, household goods, food, and clothing. Additional entries pertain to hiring out of enslaved people, the sale of beef cattle to the Confederate government, and later repurchase of the hides.
- Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_0165_harg0165-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:guan_0165_harg0165-001-001
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Box 1, Folder 1, Michael Dennis account book, ms165, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
