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Wilkes Family Papers
Title
Wilkes Family Papers
Creator
Wilkes, John, 1827-1908
Date Created
1858-11-13, 1865-01-29
Subjects--Topical
Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Slavery
Description
Papers of a family that settled in Charlotte in the 1850s. Contains extensive records involving the purchase and operations of gold mines, mills, and other businesses owned by the family and by their Renwick and Smedberg relations in North Carolin...
Wilkes, Jane Smedberg (Mrs. John)--Correspondence
Title
Wilkes, Jane Smedberg (Mrs. John)--Correspondence
Creator
Wilkes, Jane Renwick Smedberg, 1827-1913
Date Created
1820, 1826
Subjects--Topical
Valentines, Valentine's Day, Courtship, Romances
Description
Includes three valentines. Only a portion of this folder was digitized.
Wilkes, John--Records of enslaved persons
Title
Wilkes, John--Records of enslaved persons
Creator
Wilkes, John, 1827-1908
Date Created
1858-11-13, 1865-01-29
Subjects--Topical
Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Enslavers, Enslavement
Description
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...