Z 0271.000
FALER (M.) AND COMPANY PAPERS


Business papers and account books of the mercantile firm of M. Faler and Company, Hazlehurst, and later of A. Mangold and Company, Hazlehurst. One letterhead gives M. Faler and A. Mangold as partners in the firm of "M. Faler & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Bagging, Ropes, Ties, etc. Highest Market Price Paid for Cotton and Hides." Later A. Mangold and Company is described as dealing in "Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Notions, Groceries, Furniture, etc., Bagging and Ties," and as "Manufacturers of and Dealers in Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber, Kiln-Dried Flooring and Ceiling a Specialty."

The pages are principally deeds, deeds of trust on property of people furnished by these firms, and tax receipts. These papers are distributed by dates as follows:

  • n.d., 107
  • 1850–1859, 3
  • 1860–1869, 15
  • 1870–1879, 106
  • 1880–1889, 364
  • 1890–1899, 820
  • 1900–1907, 88
  • fifteen day books
    1. March 19–May 6, 1874, pp. 118, 19 by 31 cm.
    2. September 1, 1874–January 30, 1875, 297 pp., 18.5 by 30 cm.
    3. July 1, 1875–February 5, 1876, 428 pp., 19 by 31 cm.
    4. March 15–July 18, 1879, pp. 596, 19 by 30.5 cm.
    5. June 8–December 31, 1881, pp. 639, 19 by 30.5 cm.
    6. J. A. Parker, July 1, 1892–May 11, 1893, pp. 176, 15.5 by 38 cm.
    7. L. B. Ramsey, July 1, 1892–May 26, 1893, pp. 117, 15.5 by 38 cm.
    8. J. A. Parker, May 13–December 4, 1893, pp. 177, 15.5 by 38 cm.
    9. June 1, 1895–March 19, 1896, pp. 141, 15 by 37 cm.
    10. March 1–November 14, 1898, pp. 201, 15.5 by 38.5 cm.
    11. November 15, 1898–May 6, 1899, pp. 100, 15 by 37 cm.
    12. June 27, 1900–July 6, 190l, pp. 300, 15.5 by 38.5 cm.
    13. July 6, 1901–August 16, 1902, pp. 205, 15.5 by 38.5 cm.
    14. August 8, 1902–December 18, 1903, pp. 200, 15 by 37 cm.
    15. January 21–March 8, 1905, pp. 18, 14.5 by 37.5 cm.
  • three cotton sales books
    1. September 1, 1880–October 31, 1882, pp. 39. 15 by 37 cm.
    2. August 31, 1883–February 14, 1896, pp. 399 (double pages),26.5 by 40 cm.
    3. August 31, 1897–June 6, 1903, pp. 190, 26.5 by 39.5 cm.
  • seven cash books
    1. January 3, 1867–February 28, 1872, pp. 3l8, 23.5 by 38 cm.
    2. March 1, 1872–December 30, 1876, pp. 38, 26.5 by 39.5 cm.
    3. January 1, 1877–May 1, 1880, pp. 348, 26.5 by 39.5 cm.
    4. January 2–June 23, 1882, pp. 359, 27.5 by 42 cm.
    5. January 2, 1882–August 9, 1883, pp. 219, 18.5 by 30 cm.
    6. September 1, 1892–November 1, 1895, pp. 257, 21 by 34.5 cm. (ledger, May 30, 1887–December 7, 1889, pp. 97)
    7. November 4, 1895–October 10, 1900, p. 357, 24 by 38.5 cm. (list of assets, February 7–May 29, 1891, pp. 2–19, of co-partnership of A. Mangold and W. S. Grant formed on February 7, 1891, to conduct a general lumber business)
  • twenty-two journals
    1. January 3, 1867–September 30, 1868, pp. 623, 27.5 by 42.5 cm.
    2. October 1, 1868–December 7, 1870, pp. 800, 28.5 by 44 cm.
    3. January 3, 1870–February 29, 1872, pp. 640, 29 by 44.5 cm.
    4. March 1, 1872–June 30, 1873, pp. 632, 26 by 39.5 cm.
    5. July 1, 1873–April 12, 1875, pp. 640, 29 by 44.5 cm.
    6. April 13, 1875–March 12, 1877, pp. 638, 27.5 by 41.5 cm.
    7. March 13, 1877–May 23, 1878, 636 pp., 28.5 by 41.5 cm.
    8. May 24, 1878–June 14, 1879, pp. 800, 24 by 38.5 cm.
    9. June 16, 1879–August 27, 1880, pp. 717, 27.5 by 42 cm.
    10. August 28, 1880–December 31, 1881, pp. 728, 29 by 44.5. cm.
    11. June 24, 1882–January 31, 1883, pp. 477, 26.5 by 40 cm.
    12. February 1, 1883–April 30, 1884, pp. 800, 26 by 40 cm.
    13. May 1, 1884–October 31, 1885, pp., 803, 26 by 40 cm.
    14. November 2, 1885–August 26–1887, pp. 639, 28.5 by 45 cm.
    15. August 27, 1887–July 31, 1889, pp. 576, 29 by 45 cm.
    16. August 1, 1889–June 27, 1891, pp. 641, 29 by 44.5 cm.
    17. J. W. and Company, February 1, 1888–March 25, 1893, pp. 574, 24.5 by 39 cm.
    18. March 27, 1893–June 28, 1895, pp. 603, 24.5 by 39 cm.
    19. June 28, 1895–June 30, 1897, pp. 400, 24.5 by 39 cm.
    20. July 1, 1897–June 13, 1899, pp. 400, 24.5 by 39 cm.
    21. June 14, 1899–April 13, 1901, pp. 398, 24.5 by 39 cm.
    22. April 15, 1901–January 13, 1904, pp. 309, 24.5 by 39 cm. (10 pages of notes in 1924)
  • fifteen ledgers
    1. January 3, 1867–December 31, 1868, pp. 414, 27.5 by 42.5 cm., index
    2. January 1, 1869–December 31, 1870, pp. 524, 29 by 44 cm., index
    3. January 2, 1871–August 31, 1872, 480 pp., 28.5 by 44 cm., separate index
    4. September 2, 1872–December 31, 1875, pp. 799, 28.5 by 44 cm., separate index
    5. January 1, 1876–February 28, 1878, pp. 737, 27.5 by 42 cm., index
    6. March 1, 1878–August 30, 1879, pp. 644, 28.5 by 44.5 cm.
    7. September 1, 1879–December 31, 1881, pp. 736, 27.5 by 42 cm., index
    8. January 2, 1882–December 31, 1884, pp. 793, 27.5 by 43 cm. index
    9. January 1, 1885–January l, 1889, 828 pp., 28.5 by 45 cm., index (3 pp. of notes, January 19, 1881–July 3, 1894)
    10. J. W. and Company, February 1, 1888–December 31, 1891, pp. 771, 26 by 39.5 cm., index
    11. January 1, 1892–January 1, 1896, 600 pp., 26 x 39.5 cm.
    12. January 1, 1896–January 31, 1898, pp. 355, 24 by 38.9 cm., index (some accounts, February 16–October 20, 1891)
    13. February 2, 1895–December 1, 1897, pp. 182, 15.5 by 38.5 cm., index
    14. May 17, 1896–March 14, 1900, pp. 408, 14 by 36.5 cm., index
    15. January 4–December 31, 1904, pp. 177, 21 by 34 cm., index
    16. index to ledger, January 2, 1871–August 31, 1872, pp. 20, 26 by 39.5 cm.
    17. index to ledger, September 2, 1872–December 31, 1875, pp. 36, 26 by 39.5 cm.
    18. land record book, April 29, 1879–February 1, 1883, pp. 20, 30 by 23.5 cm.
    19. letter book, June 16, 1882–December 28, 1884, pp. 358, 23 by 29.5 cm.
    20. volume in which 467 pages are pasted.