J. J. Miles in a/c with Benjamin Perry Account Book

Title:

J. J. Miles in a/c with Benjamin Perry Account Book

Date:

1850

Creator (Personal):

Perry, Benjamin, 1803-1857

Description:

Volume Two of the Benjamin Perry's Wards Collection contains the account of Jeremiah Jackson Miles. Accounts show expenses for items such as shoes, clothing, cloth, travel, boarding fees, tuition for the Citadel Academy, income from interest and the wages of slaves. The enslaved men and women are listed as: Amey, March, Mark, Miley and Peter.

Collection Title:

Account Books of Benjamin Perry’s Wards, 1841-1864

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Perry, Benjamin, 1803-1857
Miles, Jeremiah Jackson, 1836-1896

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Slaveholders, Account books, Slave labor, Guardian and ward, Cost, Purchasing, Nineteenth century, Wages, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

34-332-2

Date Digital:

2021-09

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth color, Bookeye 4 Basic. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

261751