Daybooks

File — Box: 482.001

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of photocopies of the daybooks of John K. Elliott and his son, William M. Elliott, of the Payneville, Sumter County, Alabama area, spanning the years from 1870 through 1911. Virtually all entries begin with a brief mention of the weather and then lists what workers went to which places and the work they were doing that day.

All of the earlier daybooks are those of John K. Elliott. In fact, almost all of the entries up to five days of his death at age 79 are in his hand-writing. William noted in his own daybook on 8 February 1892 that “Pa still coughfing up very bad blood but knew everything and wanted his corn brought from the mill but would take very little nourishment but wanted me to write in his day book which I did.” And John was actively engaged in working his farms and tannery until a few months before his death.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1911

Creator

From the Collection: Elliott, William M. (Person)
From the Collection: Elliott, John K. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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