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trustees
Dr. 6
Ivs. 3
Pres. 2
Met. 3
Rap. 4
[scratched out names: Jones & Rust]
[written in pencil] McIntosh & McMillan
Beck & [scratched out name: Burke]
[written in pencil] & Ervin
[scratched out names: Mason Wmson]
[written in pencil] Spencer & Young
[scratched out name: Sellers] Sterrett
[written in pencil] & George
[scratched out names: Bonham Bridges] elected
the 1st July
[written in pencil] Dr. Mathesen
Trustees, usual election of, on
the 3d. friday in July.
Stock holders, Prest. of, J.A. Tait
V. Prest. Cochrane
Negroes clothes, 2 1/2 yards of
yard-wide domestics enough to make
a man a pair of pants -- 5 yds
for a small woman & 6 for a
large one enough for a [dress ?]
Object Description
| Title | James Asbury Tait, Memorandum Book, 1850-1855 |
| Creator | Tait, James Asbury, 1791-1855 |
| Date | 1850-1855 |
| Description | This document is a memorandum book written by James Asbury Tait from 1850 through 1855. Most of the book's content consists of details of the plantation's income and expenses, but it also includes some of Mr. Tait's thoughts on agriculture and advice on farming. This memorandum book was also used by James Asbury Tait to record the financial accounts of the Blacks Bluff Post Office, 1851-1853. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. 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 Arts & Literature -- Architecture Business & Industry |
| Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1850-1855 |
| 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 8 |
| Original Item Format | 179 pages, 19 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 | FF08 JA Tait Diary 1850 1855.pdf |
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
Description
| Title | James Asbury Tait, Memorandum Book, 1850-1855 page 1 |
| Creator | Tait, James Asbury, 1791-1855 |
| Date | 1850-1855 |
| Description | This document is a memorandum book written by James Asbury Tait from 1850 through 1855. Most of the book's content consists of details of the plantation's income and expenses, but it also includes some of Mr. Tait's thoughts on agriculture and advice on farming. This memorandum book was also used by James Asbury Tait to record the financial accounts of the Blacks Bluff Post Office, 1851-1853. The Tait family were plantation owners in Wilcox County, Alabama; active in politics in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. 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 Arts & Literature -- Architecture Business & Industry |
| Coverage.Spatial | Wilcox County, Alabama, United States |
| Coverage. Temporal. | 1850-1855 |
| 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 8 |
| Original Item Format | 179 pages, 19 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 | FF08 JA Tait Diary 1850 1855.pdf |
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Relation | Deeply Rooted |
| Contributor | Auburn University Libraries |
| Transcript |
trustees Dr. 6 Ivs. 3 Pres. 2 Met. 3 Rap. 4 [scratched out names: Jones & Rust] [written in pencil] McIntosh & McMillan Beck & [scratched out name: Burke] [written in pencil] & Ervin [scratched out names: Mason Wmson] [written in pencil] Spencer & Young [scratched out name: Sellers] Sterrett [written in pencil] & George [scratched out names: Bonham Bridges] elected the 1st July [written in pencil] Dr. Mathesen Trustees, usual election of, on the 3d. friday in July. Stock holders, Prest. of, J.A. Tait V. Prest. Cochrane Negroes clothes, 2 1/2 yards of yard-wide domestics enough to make a man a pair of pants -- 5 yds for a small woman & 6 for a large one enough for a [dress ?] |
