- Collection:
- Reverend John Jones Family Papers, 1775-1928
- Title:
- Inventory of enslaved persons written on a letter addressed to J. Jones
- Creator:
- Jones, John C., active 1830-1860
Jones, John, 1815-1893 - Date of Original:
- 1815/1893
- Subject:
- Plantation life--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery
Savannah (Ga.)
Hopestill (Plantation : Ga.)
Georgia--Social life and customs
Bonaventure (Plantation : Ga.) - People:
- Jones, Joseph H
Jones, Mary, active 1830-1860
Dunwoody, Sallie A
Jones, James Dunwody, 1842-1904
Jones, Jane A. Dunwoody
Dunwoody, William J
Jones, Mary Cornelia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Bonaventure Plantation
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Hopestill Plantation - Medium:
- sermons
diaries - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- header of letter cites date of July 23, 1838. sent to Marietta, Georgia. content of letter crossed out. Inventory names enslaved persons: Joe, Paul, Sue, Louisa, George, Sally, Esan or [Esair?], Eleanor, Lymus, Henry, Shadrack, Brutus, Charity, Henry, Clara, Robert, Cilla, Hannah, John, Bella, Toby, Rachel, William, Polly, Daphne, Charity, Moses, Brutus, Rosina, Rachel, John, Tenah, Rachel, Philip, Binah, Laura, Amelia, Eliza, Sam, Anthony, Lucy Ann, Betsey, Mary Ann, Eliza, Lavinia, Albert, Sam, Josey, Big Pompey, [Little] Pompey, Augustus, Rosy, Harriet, Charles, Caesar, Old Sylvia, Nanny, Polly, Allen, Harriet, Nellie, Thomas, Lavinia, Susan, Joe, William
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1065_018-009-012
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1065_018-009-012#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1065_018-009-012/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Reverend John Jones family papers, ms 1065. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
[001]
[column 1]
42 Joe
1 Paul
14 Sue
12 Louisa
9 George
Sally
Esan or [Esair?]
Eleanor
Lymus
Henry
Shadrack
Brutus
63 Charity [?]
24 Henry
20 Clara
22 Robert
21 Cilla
29 Hannah
14 John
45 Bella
Toby
Rachel
William 35
Polly 26
Daphne 8
Charity 6
Moses 5
Brutus
[written crosswise]
Rosina
[second column]
Rachel age 65
John 23
Tenah 32
Rachel 5
Philip 2
Binah
Laura
Amelia
Eliza
Sam
Anthony
Lucy Ann
Betsey
Mary Ann
Eliza
Lavinia
Albert
Sam
Josey
Big Pompey
[Little] Pompey
Augustus
Rosy
Harriet
Charles Dead
Caesar Dead
[third column]
Old Sylvia
Nanny
Polly 15 Allen 9
Harriet 22 Nellie 2
Thomas 25 Lavinia 16
Susan 10
March 24
[Paid] $3.00 for
Hogs to [unknown]
due $5.00 to
be [unknown] in a
Bag (50 [pounds])
of Flower and
rest[?] in Mon-
ey.
Bag Flour
to Joe the
Driver
Hitch [?] of
Bacon for
William
Shoes for
Allen
[002]
Marietta July 23 1838
[Received] [John] Jones
Dear sire
Mr. Jones
[words deleted: paid $32 yesterday I here
inclose you Eighteen dollars
& a excerpt from Hardy & Dawes
for there which makes $21]
[words deleted: Yours] Respectfully
[numbers and calculations not transcribed]