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Folder 5

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Contains 1 Result:

Seaborn Jones Benning (son of H.L. Benning), as administrator for Seaborn Jones’ estate, receipt for property tax on decedent’s estate, in the amount of $20.25, 1867 September 4

 Item — Folder: 5, Item: 29
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of the collection deals with the financial transactions of (and especially debts owed to) Seaborn Jones, the records of his (and to a lesser degree Benning's) law practice, and the Civil War correspondence and records of Henry L. Benning. T he legal papers contain copies of suits and various estate proceedings for a wide variety of individuals; these items reflect other aspects of antebellum life in Georgia, particularly the institution of slavery. Jones's papers included a leather...
Dates: Other: 1867 September 4