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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6 items) |
Abstract | Charles F. Mills (fl. 1835-1859) was president of the Marine Bank of Georgia and a merchant of Savannah, Ga. The collection contains accounts of the operation of a line of steamers operating on the Savannah River between Augusta, Ga., and Savannah, Ga.; accounts, bills of lading, and invoices related to the export of cotton and other goods from Savannah; and a letterpress copybook, 1851-1859, concerning business affairs of Mills as a shipping merchant of the Marine Bank of Georgia and of the Muscogee Railroad. |
Creator | Mills, Charles F., fl. 1835-1859. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Charles F. Mills (fl. 1835-1859) was president of the Marine Bank of Georgia and a merchant of Savannah, Ga.
Back to TopThe collection includes accounts of the operation of a line of steamers operating on the Savannah River between Augusta and Savannah, Ga.; accounts, bills of lading, and invoices related to the export of cotton and other goods from Savannah; and a letterpress copybook, 1851-1859, concerning business affairs of Charles F. Mills as a shipping merchant of the Marine Bank of Georgia, of which he was president, and of the Muscogee Railroad.
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Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: Account book, Charles F. Mills, 1835-1854Varied accounts for a line of steamers on the Savannah River between Savannah and Augusta. Entries relate to provisions, wood, payment for freight, incidental expenses, repairs, wharfs, hire of African American laborers, and accounts with the treasurer at Augusta. Mills seems to have managed the Savannah end of the business, either as owner or agent. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Account book, Charles F. Mills, 1835-1847Miscellaneous unsystematic accounts. First a daybook; then summaries of transactions with clients; insurance accounts; expenses for the ships Howard and Scotland scattered through the book; cotton bought; sales of salt; accounts with Edward Molyneaux; undated accounts with J. H. Hammond; and accounts with John Garner, 1847. |
Folder 3 |
Volume 3: Bill of lading book, Charles F. Mills, 1847-1848Shipments of merchandise, mostly cotton, also molasses, ale, feathers, vinegar, pig iron, whiskey, and other items, to Liverpool, London, and Boston chiefly, but occasionally to Havre, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Charleston. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4: Cash book, Charles F. Mills, 1847-1853Daily receipts and expenditures relating to Mills's business. |
Folder 5 |
Volume 5: Invoice book, Charles F. Mills, 1847-1853Cotton, rice, salt, lime, whiskey, molasses, and other items shipped from Savannah by sea, by river boat to Augusta, or by railroad, for sale at other points. |
Folder 6 |
Volume 6: Letterpress copybook, Charles F. Mills, 1851-1859Two sections, running contrawise to each other. Many letters are in bad condition and are nearly illegible. |