Francis Terry Leak papers, 1839-1865.

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Francis Terry Leak papers, 1839-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23739578

Manuscript volumes containing entries of various types, most of which are presumed to have been written by Francis Terry Leak. With the exception of one volume consisting chiefly of work records of plantation hands, largely slaves, the greater portion of each volume contains Leak's diary/plantation journal. Some entries contain brief references to the number of acres plowed and the weather on a given day, while others are substantive narrative passages about plantation, family, and community life, ranging from trips through the South that were undertaken by family or friends to the progress of the Civil War. Other sections of these volumes are devoted to records of miscellaneous accounts, including those relating to cotton shipped and sold, goods and services purchased from various sources, transactions involving the loaning or collecting of money, and other activities having to do with finances.

14 items (1.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Leak, Francis Terry, 1803-1863?

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Francis Terry Leak was a cotton planter and businessman of Tippah (now Benton) County, Miss. From the description of Francis Terry Leak papers, 1839-1865. WorldCat record id: 23739578 Francis Terry Leak, son of Walter and Hannah Pickett Leak, was born in 1803 in Rockingham, N.C. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar 27 December 1824. By 1839, however, he had established himself in northern Mississippi, where he was engaged in planting. Leak's pla...