Marlin Thrasher Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4107
Scope and Contents
The collection contains legal documents and receipts, primarily from Fayette and Lamar Counties of west Alabama, covering much of the nineteenth century.
Dates
- 1837-1905
Creator
- Thrasher, Marlin (Collector, Person)
Biographical / Historical
An indenture (which makes up the majority of this collection) is a legal agreement or settlement between two or more parties usually concerning a debt or purchase obligation. The term "indenture" came from the medieval English "indenture of retainer," a legal contract written in duplicate on the same sheet. The document was then cut in two along a jagged line with each party retaining their copy of the contract. The authenticity could later be confirmed by bringing the two parts together along the indented edge.
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Legal documents and receipts, primarily from Fayette and Lamar Counties of west Alabama, covering much of the nineteenth century.
Provenance
gift of Marlin Thrasher, 2015
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2015
Source
- Marcks, Gabriele (Donor, Person)
- Thrasher, Marlin (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Thrasher, Marlin (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marlin Thrasher Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- June 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository