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Dr. The Post Office at Blacks Blu [ff Cy. of Wilcox State of Alabama: next page]
in Account Current with [the General Post Office: next page]
from 1st. Jany to [31st. March 1840.: next page]
To postage of letter, which remained
in the office last qr. $00|00
To postage of paid letters sent
from this office this qr. 16|22
To amount of postage on news-
paper & pamphlets this qr. 5-|56
The above is a transcript of
of my qr. acct.
$ 21.|78
Object Description
Title | James Asbury Tait, Post Office Account, 1840-1850 |
Creator | Tait, James Asbury, 1791-1855 |
Date | 1840-1850; 1855 |
Description | This document is a collection of accounts related to management of the Post Office for Black's Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, written by James Asbury Tait from 1840-1850 and 1855. These accounts were recorded in a notebook that also served as a memorandum book for James Asbury Tait during 1839-1850. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. James Asbury Tait also served as Post Master for Black's Bluff. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
LC Subject |
Agriculture--Alabama Plantation life--Alabama Slavery--Alabama Slave records--Alabama Traditional medicine--Alabama Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century Wilcox County (Ala.) |
EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Education Business & Industry |
Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
Coverage. Temporal. | 1840-1850 |
Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 7 |
Original Item Format | 54 pages, 20 cm |
Language | eng |
Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
Type | StillImage; Text |
File Name | JA Tait PO Acct 1840-1850.pdf |
File Type | application/pdf |
Relation | Deeply Rooted |
Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
Description
Title | James Asbury Tait, Post Office Account, 1840-1850, page 1 |
Creator | Tait, James Asbury, 1791-1855 |
Date | 1840-01-01-1840-03-31 |
Description | This document is a collection of accounts related to management of the Post Office for Black's Bluff, Wilcox County, Alabama, written by James Asbury Tait from 1840-1850 and 1855. These accounts were recorded in a notebook that also served as a memorandum book for James Asbury Tait during 1839-1850. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. James Asbury Tait also served as Post Master for Black's Bluff. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
LC Subject |
Agriculture--Alabama Plantation life--Alabama Slavery--Alabama Slave records--Alabama Traditional medicine--Alabama Farm management--Alabama--Records and correspondence Alabama--Social life and customs--19th century Wilcox County (Ala.) |
EOA Categories |
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Peoples -- Domestic Life Peoples -- Agricultural Life Agriculture Education Business & Industry |
Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
Coverage. Temporal. | 1840-01-01-1840-03-31 |
Source | Tail Family Papers, 1798-1922, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
Original Item ID | Collection 345, Tait Family Papers, Folder 7 |
Original Item Format | 20 cm |
Language | eng |
Digital Publisher | Auburn, Ala. : Auburn University Libraries |
Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
Type | StillImage; Text |
File Name | JA Tait PO Acct 1840-1850.pdf |
File Type | application/pdf |
Relation | Deeply Rooted |
Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
Transcript |
Dr. The Post Office at Blacks Blu [ff Cy. of Wilcox State of Alabama: next page] in Account Current with [the General Post Office: next page] from 1st. Jany to [31st. March 1840.: next page] To postage of letter, which remained in the office last qr. $00|00 To postage of paid letters sent from this office this qr. 16|22 To amount of postage on news- paper & pamphlets this qr. 5-|56 The above is a transcript of of my qr. acct. $ 21.|78 |