Allen, John Grey, 1810-1891
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Allen Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0064
Abstract
The business and personal papers of John G. Allen (1810- 1891) and his son Charles Edward (1860-1943), planters of Marengo County, Alabama, including Civil War letters, tenant farmer contracts, mortgages and indentures, bills and receipts, personal letters, insurance policies, and miscellaneous items relating to the family.
Dates:
1848-1906
Tenant Farmer Contracts, 1873 - 1874
File — Box 249: [Barcode: 1006201066], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Correspondence and documents concerning various business aspects, including: agreements with tenant farmers establishing responsibilities of each; letters concerning the market value of cotton and subsequent sales; letters concerning household and farm supplies; papers relating to Tuller serving as a collection agent for John G. Allen; loans secured by mortgages on crops, farms, houses, livestock, and slaves; Federal, state, and county taxes levied on real estate and personal property;...
Dates:
1873 - 1874
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- Alabama 1
- Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Alabama -- Industries 1
- Banks and banking 1
- Bonds 1
- Business and Labor 1
- Business records 1
- Cartography 1
- Community organization -- United States 1
- Confederate States of America -- History 1
- Convict labor 1
- Cotton 1
- Daily Life and Family 1
- Estate administration records 1
- Family papers 1
- Farmers 1
- Insurance policies 1
- Marengo County (Ala.) 1
- Real property 1
- Receipts (financial records) 1
- Records and correspondence 1
- Tax records 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1 + ∧ less
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