Title Seen/unseen : hidden lives in a community of enslaved Georgians / written and edited by Christopher R. Lawton, Laura E. Nelson, Randy L. Reid

Published Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations, maps Series New perspectives on the Civil War era New Perspectives on the Civil War Era. Summary "The author-editors of Seen/unseen: hidden lives in a Georgia slave community draw upon the letters and documents left behind by the Cobb-Lamar family to uncover the lost histories of enslaved peoples in the South. Each of the book's three sections begins with an introductory essay that provides context regarding the primary documents and letters included in the section. The first two sections explore the daily lives and relationships of slaves on several of the Cobb-Lamar plantations and their attempts to exert agency over their enslaved conditions. The last section examines closely the life of Aggy, Howell and Mary Ann Cobb's most trusted house servant"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed May 31, 2021) Subject Mills, Aggy Carter, approximately 1826-approximately 1901. Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 -- Correspondence Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 -- Correspondence Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Cobb, Mary Ann Lamar, 1818-1889 -- Correspondence Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 -- Correspondence Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 -- Correspondence Mills, Aggy Carter, approximately 1826-approximately 1901 Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868 fast Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 fast Subject African Americans -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Sources African Americans -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Plantation life -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources African Americans African Americans -- Social conditions Plantation life Enslaved persons -- Social conditions Georgia Genre/Form personal correspondence. History Personal correspondence Sources Personal correspondence. Correspondance privée. Form Electronic book Author Lawton, Christopher R., 1972- editor, author. Nelson, Laura E., 1993- editor, author. Reid, Randy L., 1955- editor, author. ISBN 9780820358963 0820358967

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