George G. Lea Contract

Collection

Identifier: MC 389

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Scope and Content Note

Contract, executed December 29, 1865, between Princeton Township, Dallas County, Ark. corn and cotton planter Lea and 15 named freedpeople (4 adults and 11 children) engaged to cultivate his lands on shares in the 12 months period beginning January 1, 1866. Freedpeople listed in the contract are “Jake + his wife Ann and their children to wit Bob, Lucy, Jeff + Archy; Fran + her children to wit Oscar, Ellen, Sip[?], Albert + Jack; Anniss + her son Fill[?] + Logan.”

Dates

1865

Creator

Lea, George G., 1810-1881 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

George Gallatin Lea (1810-1881) was a planter, enslaver, and businessman. He and his wife, Sarah Eliza Wright Lea, and their family moved from North Carolina to Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas around 1840.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The George G. Lea Contract was purchased from the Manuscript Co. in Springdale, VA in December 1980.

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed in March 1981.

Finding aid language was updated by Katrina Windon in September 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.