T.F. Potter Account with James Potter
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T. F. Potter’s [ ] with James Potter 1837
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Thomas F. Potter in [ ] with James Potter, [ ] Colerain Plantation
1837
March 21 To Balance due James Potter $11,574.[8]4 ½
Cash paid by William [Lowthon] (as follows)
Ap 24 Your [ ] favor of John Potter [E ] 500.00
J. Liny Philada
May 4 1 [Keg paint] [$ 3 ¼] 1 Gar paint [ ] $1 37 [½] wedges $1 44 6.00
29 1 Gallon Vinegar + Jug 81
June 7 [Jancy] Anderrson [ ] (Summer Cloth) 168.39
8 [ ] Ferguson/Packing furniture at June [ ] 18.00
9 T.F. [Pursin’s??] [bill] of Lumber/[braking? ] 207.47
12 A. A. Smetz bill of Lumber $996.64
22 [So 2nd so be] 640.66
July 7 3 barrels Tar, 72 lbs. [Ackum??] 10.32
28 Jail fees Abraham 3.27
Aug 9 Jas. R. Thompson on [ ] 500.00
16 Anna [Scudelin] on [ ] 200.00
23 Overseer Davis 10.00
1 [ton?] Rice [hoos_], (25th) 1 [ton?] Rice [ ] $3 each 6.00
5 Gal Molasses also c. $2 50. 1 [Bar, Box?] Tar $2 4.50
31 Your order favor N. B. LH. breed 500.00
Oct 1 Amount of Rice on J. R. Thomson’s [As?] 54.55
5 110 lbs Tobacco at 8 cents 8.80
Winkler, for place [ ] boards from Thompson 14.29
19 Acceptance in favor of F. [ ] for Wine 421.91
Paid your [draft? craft?] on presentation 3,000.00
Nov 3 Ch. [Mings?] to [ ] for [ ] .78
J.P. Williamson for Land 300.00
3 bar Line + [ ] $6 37 ^ [ ] to carry [Sicth?] warrant to be [ ] 6.54 ½
Sundry Potatoes 85 cents .85
1838
Jany 4 [Society? Mociety?] of 26 sheep (old flock) at $2 ½ each 32.50
5 Balance [G ] at $347.60 half [ ] T. F. P.’s private [a ] by [ ] 173.80
[Society? Mociety?] Plantation [Ex ] for 1837 so far as they even joined 1,426.57 ½
$21,357.56 ½
1837 [ ]— By [Society? Mociety?] Sales, Balance of crops oof 1836 (Sec Sale Books No 20-) 641 Wh: 47 Half [ ] $14,187.84
Half is – $7,093.92
[In pencil]
Crop of 1836 [ ] $17,384.79 half is $8,[692].39 ½
641/1534 147/51 14,187.84/$31,572.63 7,093.92/$15.756.31 ½
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By this sum charged J. F. P. 21st June 1836 being amt. of [ ] Rice had by Jos. R. Thompsonn settled in his [ ] now [edited] 45.03
Balance due James Potter 14,218.61 [½?]
$21.357.56 [½?]
E.E. Jan 15th 1838
James Potter
1837
March 21 To Balance due James Potter $11,574.[8]4 ½
Cash paid by William [Lowthon] (as follows)
Ap 24 Your [ ] favor of John Potter [E ] 500.00
J. Liny Philada
May 4 1 [Keg paint] [$ 3 ¼] 1 Gar paint [ ] $1 37 [½] wedges $1 44 6.00
29 1 Gallon Vinegar + Jug 81
June 7 [Jancy] Anderrson [ ] (Summer Cloth) 168.39
8 [ ] Ferguson/Packing furniture at June [ ] 18.00
9 T.F. [Pursin’s??] [bill] of Lumber/[braking? ] 207.47
12 A. A. Smetz bill of Lumber $996.64
22 [So 2nd so be] 640.66
July 7 3 barrels Tar, 72 lbs. [Ackum??] 10.32
28 Jail fees Abraham 3.27
Aug 9 Jas. R. Thompson on [ ] 500.00
16 Anna [Scudelin] on [ ] 200.00
23 Overseer Davis 10.00
1 [ton?] Rice [hoos_], (25th) 1 [ton?] Rice [ ] $3 each 6.00
5 Gal Molasses also c. $2 50. 1 [Bar, Box?] Tar $2 4.50
31 Your order favor N. B. LH. breed 500.00
Oct 1 Amount of Rice on J. R. Thomson’s [As?] 54.55
5 110 lbs Tobacco at 8 cents 8.80
Winkler, for place [ ] boards from Thompson 14.29
19 Acceptance in favor of F. [ ] for Wine 421.91
Paid your [draft? craft?] on presentation 3,000.00
Nov 3 Ch. [Mings?] to [ ] for [ ] .78
J.P. Williamson for Land 300.00
3 bar Line + [ ] $6 37 ^ [ ] to carry [Sicth?] warrant to be [ ] 6.54 ½
Sundry Potatoes 85 cents .85
1838
Jany 4 [Society? Mociety?] of 26 sheep (old flock) at $2 ½ each 32.50
5 Balance [G ] at $347.60 half [ ] T. F. P.’s private [a ] by [ ] 173.80
[Society? Mociety?] Plantation [Ex ] for 1837 so far as they even joined 1,426.57 ½
$21,357.56 ½
1837 [ ]— By [Society? Mociety?] Sales, Balance of crops oof 1836 (Sec Sale Books No 20-) 641 Wh: 47 Half [ ] $14,187.84
Half is – $7,093.92
[In pencil]
Crop of 1836 [ ] $17,384.79 half is $8,[692].39 ½
641/1534 147/51 14,187.84/$31,572.63 7,093.92/$15.756.31 ½
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[ ]
By this sum charged J. F. P. 21st June 1836 being amt. of [ ] Rice had by Jos. R. Thompsonn settled in his [ ] now [edited] 45.03
Balance due James Potter 14,218.61 [½?]
$21.357.56 [½?]
E.E. Jan 15th 1838
James Potter
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Title
T.F. Potter Account with James Potter
Subject
enslaved persons
Description
Scanned images of a list of expenses by T.F. Potter with James Potter for the Colerain Plantation in 1836, This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-2.
The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near Savannah, Georgia. Thomas F. Potter and James Potter were brothers who owned and operated the plantations.
In this document, an entry on 20 July 1837 notes "Jail Fees Abraham 3.27" . Other materials in the Potter collection indicate that Abraham was the name of a person enslaved by James Potter on the estate. This entry may relate to this enslaved person and suggests that Abraham was enslaved on the Colerain plantation in 1837.
The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near Savannah, Georgia. Thomas F. Potter and James Potter were brothers who owned and operated the plantations.
In this document, an entry on 20 July 1837 notes "Jail Fees Abraham 3.27" . Other materials in the Potter collection indicate that Abraham was the name of a person enslaved by James Potter on the estate. This entry may relate to this enslaved person and suggests that Abraham was enslaved on the Colerain plantation in 1837.
Creator
Potter, Thomas
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
1837
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS1141.1-2.1836ThomasPotteraccountColerain.1-4
Coverage
Colerain (Chatham County, Georgia)
Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
Collection
Citation
Potter, Thomas, “T.F. Potter Account with James Potter,” Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/632.