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Title
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Ann Williams and Jim Williams oral history interview, 2018, November 29
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Creator
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Williams, Ann, 1940-2020
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Date Created
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2018-11-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Plantations, Historical reenactments, History--Research, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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Ann and Jim Williams talk about their shared experiences as historical researchers, reenactors, and authors of local history books related to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Major themes of their discussion include slavery and the lives of ens...
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Bill-of-sale for Loney, an enslaved man in North Carolina
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Creator
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Bisaner, J. A., 1837-1920
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Date Created
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1865-01-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Slave trade, Enslaved persons, Slavery, Enslavement
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Description
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Bill of sale dated January 2, 1865 for an enslaved man named Loney. The buyer was N. A. Wingate & Co. of Charlotte, North Carolina; and the seller was J. A. Bisaner, of Lincolnton. At the time Loney was about twenty seven years old and was sold fo...
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Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 3, 2020 March 10
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Creator
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Smith, Emma Peoples
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Date Created
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2020-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Archives, Slavery, Documentary films, Gold mines and mining, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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In this third of three interviews Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century discusses archiving her family papers, some of th...
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Patterson Family. Elizabeth Potts. Papers
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Creator
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Potts, Elizabeth, 1798-1860
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Date Created
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1825, 1859
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Subjects--Topical
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Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Farm management, Slave bills of sale, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Wills, Enslavement
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Description
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Document recording the sale of an enslaved African American girl, Cheany (13), from Elizabeth Potts to Edwin Potts for 400 dollars. Also includes three wills written by Elizabeth Potts that detail the disposition of her property and enslaved indiv...
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Patterson Family. William Patterson. Papers
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Creator
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Patterson, William, 1806-1886
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Date Created
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1826-09-09, 1872-04-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Farm management, Armies, Swearing, Enslavement
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Description
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Includes a certificate for militia duty, a marriage license (Photostat), correspondence (concerning typhus fever outbreak among enslaved individuals on the plantation), and a legal complaint by William Patterson against Thomas M. Alexander for pro...
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Patterson family. William Patterson. Freedmen and enslaved individuals
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Creator
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Patterson, William, 1806-1886
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Date Created
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1832, 1865
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Subjects--Topical
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Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Farm management, Slave bills of sale, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslaved persons--Emancipation, Sharecropping, Enslavement
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Description
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Includes slave bills-of-sale, correspondence regarding formerly enslaved people, correspondence regarding the Freedmen's Bureau, sharecropping terms offered to individuals formerly enslaved by William Patterson, and bartering and wage documentatio...
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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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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...
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Wilkes, John--Records of enslaved persons
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Creator
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Wilkes, John, 1827-1908
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Date Created
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1858-11-13, 1865-01-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Enslavers, Enslavement
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Description
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Primaily includes bills-of-sale for enslaved individuals bought or sold by John Wilkes. Names of enslaved men, women, and children include Jack, Zeno, Alice, Lucy, Jeff, Antony, Phillis, Alfred, Annis, Leander, Mahalah, Harriet, Henry, Murray, and...