James Gardner Account Books
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of business sales ledgers from a local businesswith two locations in Petersburg and Augusta, Georgia. These ledgers document sales, debts, and payments between 1796-1799.
Dates
- Created: 1796, 1799
- Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1989
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions; Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
No restrictions; Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Not much is currently known on James Gardener and his businesses in the Augusta area.
Petersburg, Georgia, was a prominent frontier boomtown in the late 1700s and early 1800s, but it is now a ghost town. Established in 1786 at the confluence of the Broad and Savannah rivers in Elbert County, it faded by the 1830s and was ultimately submerged in the early 1950s by the creation of Clarks Hill Lake (now J. Strom Thurmond Lake).
Extent
2.00 items (2 account books)
2.00 folders
Language
English
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
Collection reprocessed by Aaron Hayes, 2026-05-20.
Source of Acquisition
Dot Mims
Method of Acquisition
This material was donated to Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta University by Dot Mims, on 11/02/1989. Acc# 1989.35
- Title
- Inventory of the James Gardner account books
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Reese Library Archives Repository