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Papers

 File — Box: 2908

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection consists of receipts and statements primarily for Ann Foster of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, but it also includes Robert Selvidge Foster’s will and a deed for 1,274 acres of land from the heirs of Robert S. Foster to Edmond L. Prince in 1859 for the sum of $19,110.00. The document lists the heirs as “Ann Foster, James M. Foster, George W. Foster, Louisa F. Gates formerly Louisa F. Foster, and Cornelia Foster in their own proper persons, and John Y. Foster, C.R. Gates, William L. Foster and Wade Foster by their attorney in fact James M. Foster.”

Most of the statements are for the freight, wharfage, drayage, weighing and storage of cotton shipped by steamboats, and are listed for either Mrs. Ann Foster or the Estate of Robert S. Foster. Other receipts are for the purchase of clothing, books and magazine subscriptions.

Dates

  • 1833-1859

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513