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Slavery -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Berry Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4239
Overview The Berrys were a plantation- and slave-owning family from Coweta County, Georgia. This collection contains correspondence and other materials related to several Berry family members, particularly Judge Andrew J. Berry (1798-1883) and his sons William, Thomas, and Joel Berry. Materials document the family’s economic situation both before and after the US Civil War (1861-1865).
Dates: 1820-1882
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Berry Family Papers

Georgia Census 1850 and 1860

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0566
Abstract Handwritten census records for counties in Georgia. Contains information on numbers of slaves, acres of improved and unimproved land, and value of farms. Summary information provided for some counties. Counties included (1850): Elbert, Franklin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Greene, Gordon, Hall, Harris, Heard, Henry, and Houston. Counties included (1860): Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Glynn, Gordon, Hall, Harrid, Heard, Houston, Lowndes, and Montgomery.
Dates: unknown
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Georgia Census 1850 and 1860