Folder 6
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Moore, Robert H., memorandum for the above from Henry L. Benning, listing lands owned by Seaborn Jones and Henry Benning near Dahlonega, GA., dealing with the property of the estate of Seaborn Jones (died 1864) and whose administrator was Seaborn Jones Benning
Item — Folder: 6, Item: 1
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:
1795 - 1845