Singleton family papers, 1759-1905 (bulk 1815-1854) [manuscript].

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Singleton family papers, 1759-1905 (bulk 1815-1854) [manuscript].

The collection includes correspondence, financial, legal, and other papers document the business affairs and, to a lesser extent, the personal lives of the Singleton family. The bulk of the papers belonged to Richard Singleton and date from 1815-1854. Correspondence consists primarily of business letters that document the trends of the cotton market in Charleston, S.C., and Liverpool, England, and reveal the working relationship of planter and commission merchant. Financial papers reveal the amounts and prices of cotton and other crops sold and indicate the expenses of a plantation family. Other topics documented in the collection include slavery in South Carolina and Alabama; a plantation near Claiborne, Ala.; horse breeding; and mental illness.

About 6600 items (7.0 linear ft.).

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Singleton, Richard, -1852

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Plantation owner, Sumter District, South Carolina. The grandson of Gen. Richard Richardson and Mary Cantey, Col. Richard Singleton owned Home Plantation near Stateburg, South Carolina. Singleton was married to Rebecca Travis (Coles) Singleton. Their daughter Marion Singleton married the Rev. Augustus L. Converse of New York, rector of the Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, S.C.). From the description of Richard Singleton papers, 1826-1835. (The South Carolina Historical Society). W...

Singleton, John, 1754-1820.

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Singleton, Matthew R., 1817-1854.

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Singleton family.

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The Singletons were cotton planters living near Sumter, S.C. Prominent family members include Richard Singleton (1776-1852), John Singleton (1754-1820), and Matthew R. Singleton (1817-1854). From the description of Singleton family papers, 1759-1905 (bulk 1815-1854) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22758039 ...