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Slavery -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mathews and Joor family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS219f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of personal letters from Ann (Mathews) Joor, the daughter of John Mathews, about the death of "Edward" and from William Joor about a troublesome slave. There are receipts from William Joor and Jonathan Cooper about the transfer of the slave from Savannah, Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina. Also included are business letters between John Mathews and his cousin, Optimus Hughes, about the sale of James Island.

Dates: 1816-1848, undated