Talbert, John Forsythe, 1825-1890. John Forsythe Talbert papers, 1838-1868.
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John Forsythe Talbert papers, 1838-1868.
Chiefly legal documents and family letters, including letter, 8 Jan. 1832, Franklin County, Ala., to Mary R. Talbert, Longmires, Edgefield District, S.C., from Jane Minter, re missing M.R. Talbert's friendship, attending Baptist church, finding less religious fervor in Alabama, Mr. Winter's purchase of land from Choctaw indians, and activities of family and friends. Volume, 1837, record of births and deaths of slaves identified by name and some by family groups; volume, 1844-1849 and 1854-1868, medical remedies for various illnesses, list of birth times of slaves owned by J.F. Talbert, record of produce and livestock sold, payments made to farm laborers, and accounts with various freedmen for 1867-1868 and record of time lost due to the Civil War. Volume, 1847, re plantation time spent doing various activites; volume, 1853-1860, records of the estates of John Anderson and Mary R. Talbert kept by J.F. Talbert as estate administrator; 2 volumes, 1841-1844, illustrated copy books owned by J.F. Talbert. Conveyance, 30 Apr. 1858, Edgefield District, S.C., to Tandy Burhalter, for 17 acres on Coon Creek to J[ohn] F[orsythe] Talbert; copy of will, 16 Apr. 1861, of Joseph L. Talbert; letter, 29 Aug. 1861, to Addie E. Wilhite, Sophia Abney, and Julia B. Talbert, from "T.T.W.," including detailed map of his troop movement from Manassas to a location between Fairfax Court House and Vienna, Va., re movements of the enemy, battles and engagements. Will, 4 Aug. 1873, of Susan Chamberlain; plat, 8 Sept. 1875, Edgefield District, S.C., land owned by J.F. Talbert.
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