Letter from Damon P. Peters, Jr. to Althemese Barnes
Item
Title
Letter from Damon P. Peters, Jr. to Althemese Barnes
Rights Information
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Type
Text
Creator
Peters, Damon P. Jr. (Correspondent)
Barnes, Althemese (Correspondent)
Date
1997-04-16
Description
A letter written from Damon P. Peters, Jr. to Althemese Barnes. It contains the account of how his father, Damon P. Peters, Sr. acquired Money Bayou and how this sale "provided sound recreation for Black families" at the time of segregation. Moreover, this document contains the documents and pertinent material to this acquisition, including: a Notary Certificate for the Money Bayou Corporation, Articles of Agreement, a receipt of payment, a stock certificate, and a description of the land.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Language
English
Place
Port Saint Joe (Fla.)
Physical Description
8 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-BBC-B003-F003-I006
Topics
Beaches
African American heritage
Money Bayou
Business enterprises, Black
Property
Race discrimination
Physical Location
Black Beaches Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.