William T. Johnson family papers, 1793-1937 (bulk 1830-1870).

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William T. Johnson family papers, 1793-1937 (bulk 1830-1870).

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The manuscript group consists of diaries, personal and business papers, account books, sheet music, newspapers, and other printed items of a Natchez family of free blacks. The diaries of William T. Johnson cover the period 1835-1851. The entries concern both blacks and whites, and describe a wide range of events in Natchez. Among the early papers are records of land sales and transfers, manumission documents for Ann and Harriet Battles (Johnson's wife and mother-in-law), attestations of free status, records of land and slave purchases and sales, property tax receipts, sales receipts, promissory notes, a marriage license, insurance policies, and a stock certificate. The papers of the later antebellum period include tax receipts, indentures, detailed specifications for a house built for Mrs. Anna Johnson, and other business records. Official copies of baptismal records are present for eight of Johnson's children. Correspondents during the antebellum period include members of the Johnson family, among others. From 1852-1855 almost all the correspondence is addressed to Mrs. Anna Johnson. After 1855, Byron and his sister Anna received most of the correspondence, chiefly from friends and relatives in New Orleans. Letters of the early Reconstruction period contain material on the social relationships of blacks and whites in New Orleans society. Indentures document the lease and working of Black Lake Plantation. After the death of Byron Johnson in 1872, Anna L. Johnson was the recipient of most of the family correspondence. Teacher's certificates, lesson plans, contracts, and other manuscripts relating to her and her sisters' teaching careers are present, in addition to legal and financial documents relating to property owned by Ana and her sisters, including Peachland Plantation. Later papers include some correspondence of Dr. William R. Johnson. The bound volumes in these papers consist of diaries, bank books, cash books, ledgers, and notebooks.

6 linear ft.54 v.

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