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Legal documents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Legal Financial Documents Featuring Free African Americans, 1811-1812

 File — Box 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes: slave bills of sale, Georgia land deeds; including Cherokee,  Wilkes, Richmond, Columbia, Greene, Wilkinson, Jefferson, Burke, Screven, Washington, and Early Counties, and cities Augusta and Savannah, South Carolina land deeds; including Edgefield, Granville, Effingham, Barnwell, and Aiken Counties and Beech Island and Newberry District, Georgia Legal Papers, South Carolina Legal Papers, and Confederate and Military Papers

Dates: 1811-1812

Miscellaneous ephemera

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-173
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of three items of miscellaneous ephemera: a postcard addressed to Miss Bettie Nichols (1886), a court summons for the commonwealth of Kentucky (1868), and a novelty $500 dollar bill produced as a tourism item by the Charleston, S.C. Chamber of Commerce.

Dates: Created: 1868, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/2019

Pearce family papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-001
Scope and Contents

A collection of financial & legal documents related to the Pearce family of Augusta, Georgia. Also includes a memoir written by Henry C. Roney.

Dates: Created: 1780-1930; Other: Date acquired: 02/07/1978

Pearce family papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-170
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Financial & Legal documents related to the Pearce family affairs from 1780-1930. Primarily consists of land & property deeds, intentures, receipts, and tax information. The collection also includes the memoir of Henry C. Roney, which covers the experiences of Roney and North Virginia Soldiers during the Civil War.

Dates: Created: 1780-1930; Other: Date acquired: 03/13/2019

Richmond County accounts

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-049
Dates: Created: 1841; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

Rupp Family Property Financial Documents collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-338
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two property financial documents related to the Rupp family in Richmond County. The documents contain information about property rights, mortages, and general legal documentation related to purchasing the properties.

Dates: 1886; 1897

Superior Court Subpoena docket

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-034
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single court docket that documents subpoena court cases in the Richmond County courts from 1852 to 1857. Docket contains names and general information about each case, but does not cover verdicts or specific details.

Dates: Created: 1852-1857; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1979

Walker family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-401
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of personal correspondence, photographs, and financial records documenting the prominent Walker family of Augusta, Georgia.

Dates: Created: 1844-1982; Other: Date acquired: 06/09/2009

William Henry Fleming papers

 Collection — Box 3
Identifier: MSS-143
Abstract

Letters, his law cases, and personal correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1852-1935; Other: Date acquired: 06/16/1989