Papers, 1776-1936 ; (bulk 1839-1900).

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Papers, 1776-1936 ; (bulk 1839-1900).

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Correspondence of a Raleigh, N.C., family, owners of plantations in the Roanoke River area. Chief correspondents in the collection are Thomas Pollock Devereux, his sister-in-law Sarah Elizabeth Devereux, his son John Devereux, daughter-in-law Margaret Mordecai Devereux, and Robert L. Maitland of New York, a business associate. A few letters relate to the Civil War careers of John Devereux, chief quartermaster of North Carolina, and his son, Thomas Pollock Devereux, and describe camp life. Postwar papers concern land sales, lawsuits over estates, and involvement in the French spoliation claims. There are also comments on slaves and manumission, Dare County, lumbering, the Lane and Mordecai families, cranberry culture, and land surveys. There is also a plantation account book, 1842-1863, of John Devereux, relating to Barrow, Montrose, and Runiroi plantations and giving extensive lists of slaves with names, dates of birth, purchase, or death.

458 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Devereux, Sarah Elizabeth.

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