Box 6215
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
Leather Wallet with place for making notes; contains some handwritten notes; labeled "John Cock, 1836"
Item — Box: 6215
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of this Marengo County, Alabama, plantation owner, who not only managed his own plantation but also served as agent for various family members. The correspondence relates to both business and personal matters. Financial papers consists of receipts from grocers and suppliers detailing purchases (including slave purchases); account books for his blacksmith shop; and labor accounts with payroll. There are cotton records...
Dates:
1810-1899
Leather portfolio
Item — Box: 6215
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of this Marengo County, Alabama, plantation owner, who not only managed his own plantation but also served as agent for various family members. The correspondence relates to both business and personal matters. Financial papers consists of receipts from grocers and suppliers detailing purchases (including slave purchases); account books for his blacksmith shop; and labor accounts with payroll. There are cotton records...
Dates:
1810-1899
Cloth handstitched stuffed heart with beaded decoration
Item — Box: 6215
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of this Marengo County, Alabama, plantation owner, who not only managed his own plantation but also served as agent for various family members. The correspondence relates to both business and personal matters. Financial papers consists of receipts from grocers and suppliers detailing purchases (including slave purchases); account books for his blacksmith shop; and labor accounts with payroll. There are cotton records...
Dates:
1810-1899
Metal key
Item — Box: 6215
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of this Marengo County, Alabama, plantation owner, who not only managed his own plantation but also served as agent for various family members. The correspondence relates to both business and personal matters. Financial papers consists of receipts from grocers and suppliers detailing purchases (including slave purchases); account books for his blacksmith shop; and labor accounts with payroll. There are cotton records...
Dates:
1810-1899
Glass vial with unidentified contents
Item — Box: 6215
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of this Marengo County, Alabama, plantation owner, who not only managed his own plantation but also served as agent for various family members. The correspondence relates to both business and personal matters. Financial papers consists of receipts from grocers and suppliers detailing purchases (including slave purchases); account books for his blacksmith shop; and labor accounts with payroll. There are cotton records...
Dates:
1810-1899