Financial Papers, 1829-1900
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- 17 folders (3 boxes)
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The earliest financial papers include promissory notes from Natchez, Mississippi, 1829-1842. Other folders contain John Knight's account and bank books from 1856 and 1861; Knight family financial papers, 1870-1897; Frances Knight's guardianship documents for the two McDannold children, 1883-1885, and her dividends notebook, 1887-1891. Various bills and receipts, 1830-1900, generally concern John Knight's business interests, travel expenses, and Knight family living expenses; some pertain to plantation expenses, slaveholding and related activities. Additional financial information, including references to enslaved people, is found attached to documents in the Legal Papers series.
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