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Records of enslaved persons
Title
Records of enslaved persons
Creator
Torrance, Margaret Allison, 1798-1880
Date Created
1799, 1867
Subjects--Topical
Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Slave bills of sale, Slave records, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
Description
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...
Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
Title
Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
Creator
Torrance, Richard Allison, 1833-1927
Date Created
1861-07-10, 1865-05-03
Subjects--Topical
Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Condolence notes, Cotton trade, War, Visiting cards, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
Description
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...
Torrance and Banks Families Papers
Title
Torrance and Banks Families Papers
Date Created
1799, 1867
Subjects--Topical
Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slavery, Slaves
Description
Papers of Hugh Torrance (1743-1816) and his descendants, including his son, James Galbraith Torrance (1784-1847), and his grandson Richard Allison Torrance (1833-1927), concerning their extensive mercantile, planting, and milling operations at Ced...