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Title
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Records of enslaved persons
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Creator
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Torrance, Margaret Allison, 1798-1880
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Date Created
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1799, 1867
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Subjects--Topical
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Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Slave bills of sale, Slave records, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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Of particular interest is an overseer's contract (1862) of Margaret Allison Torance that outlines daily routines for field hands. Notebooks of James G. Torrance list enslaved persons (1836, 1839, 1840, 1844-47). A postwar contract (6/14/1867) bind...
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Title
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Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
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Creator
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Torrance, Richard Allison, 1833-1927
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Date Created
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1861-07-10, 1865-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Condolence notes, Cotton trade, War, Visiting cards, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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Reflects viewpoints and lifestyle of a prominent and successful Mecklenburg County planter. Topics includes birth, marriage, illness, death, and similar family concerns; and agriculture. Civil War correspondence reflects North Carolina's involveme...