Jacob Minis colonial papers
Item
Country
US
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401 (Research Center)
Contact information: phone number
001 9126512128 (Research Center)
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
lgculler@georgiahistory.com (Georgia Historical Society Staff)
Reference number
GHS 0568
Type of reference number
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Title (official language of the state)
Jacob Minis colonial papers
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Jacob Florance Minis
Date(s)
1768/1793
Language(s)
eng
Extent
1 volume
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This collection contains correspondence and business records of some of the founding families of colonial Savannah, including the Minis, the Sheftall and the Gibbons families. It includes an account from George Cornell to Moses Nunez for sundries dating from February 16, 1768 (item 2).
Archival history
The items in this collection were bound into a volume by their collector, J. Florance Minis.
Administrative / Biographical history
Jacob Florance Minis (1852-1936) was born on November 12, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of Abraham and Lavinia Florance Minis. In 1870, Jacob became a clerk (and later partner) in his father's shipping office in Savannah. He was very active in the Savannah community as a member of several clubs and chairman and president of several organisations, including the Commercial Bank, Merchant's National Bank, Savannah Cotton Exchange, Savannah Naval Stores Association, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah Brewing Company, and others. After a short illness, Florance died in Clarkesville on September 3, 1936.
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2022
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