The James L. Fuller Collection consists of personal letters and legal documents mainly pertaining to residents of Troup County, Georgia. Among the legal documents are bills of sale for the purchase of slaves, a land deed, and the last will and testament of John Shank.
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The collection includes personal correspondence from 1891-1897, and legal documents from 1827-1879. Among the documents are bills of sale for the purchase of slaves and the last will and testament of John Shank.
A BRIEF HISTORY
These documents were recovered in the summer of 2019. A note was included within the papers requesting their return to James L. Fuller if deemed of no use to the library. Additional information about the donation has not been recovered at this time.
The documents and letters in this collection provide a narrow window into the lives of their creators. Many of them pertain to John Shank and his family, including a promissory note to his son, John A. Shank, and a letter to Ida, believed to be his granddaughter. Further biographical information about the people within these documents has not been verified at this time.
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Letter from J.D. Walker to Ida, March 1897
Letter from E.H. Potts to J.R. Hales, March 1891
Promissory Note to John A Shank from The LaGrange Banking and Trust Company, March 1879
Document from Executive Department, December 1870
Annual Tax Forms, March 1870
Deed from A. E. Early to John Shank, February 1856
Last Will and Testament of John Shank, July 1852
Bill of Sale to Joel Cony, May 1835
Bill of Sale from James Lock to Joel Coney, December 1831
The Bassetts Bill of Sale, June 1827