Descriptive Summary | |
Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
Creator: | King, Charles Barrington, 1823-1880. |
Title: | Charles Barrington King receipts |
Dates: | 1858-1867 |
Extent: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box) |
Identification: | MS 2093 |
Reverend Charles Barrington King (1823-1880) was the son of Barrington King (1798-1866) and Catherine Margaret Nephew King (1804-1887). He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1845 and finished his theology training at Princeton University in 1848. While living in Savannah, Georgia, King preached at the First Presbyterian Church and the White Bluff Presbyterian Church. King also served as the visiting pastor at the Bethesda Home for Boys. He was survived by his wife Anna Wylly Habersham King, three daughters, and five sons.
This collection contains receipts documenting Charles Barrington King's business affairs from 1858 to 1867. Majority of these receipts are the record of King's payment for his rent, household goods, subscriptions, and other various goods and services. Of particular interest are the receipts for the slaves that King had in his household from 1858 to 1865.
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