Walter Alves plantation inventory, 1807 Sept. 30.

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Walter Alves plantation inventory, 1807 Sept. 30.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/644143262

Collection comprises an inventory (8 pgs.) with a "List of negroes, stock of horses, cattle, and hogs; and plantation utensils of every kind, belonging to Walter Alves at the Diamond Island plantation, on Ohio, in the County of Henderson and state of Kentucky." Eighteen slaves are listed on the first page, by name; men included Grey, Jim, Lewis ("since sold to Mr. John Standley"), and Tom, and women were listed as Hannah, Lucy ("sold to John Rankin"), Flora, and Fanny. Ten children were noted, including Flora's son John, and Hannah's John or Jack, as well as Tim, Ty, Henry, Dilcy, Charity, Marianne, Jenny, and Winifred. There was an additional notation that "Old Boon & his wife Leah sent out/in Feby 1808 by John Goss." As for horses, the inventory listed 29 work horses, brood mares, fillies, and colts. Alvez also owned 36 head of cattle and 129 hogs. The last two inventory pages listed utensils, including a weaving loom, flat boat, ploughs, axes, saws, and tools.

1 item (.1 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7914271

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Alves, Walter, 1768-1819

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Landowner, state legislator, and university trustee, of Orange Co., N.C.; had considerable land holdings in several southern states. From the description of Walter Alves plantation inventory, 1807 Sept. 30. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 644143262 Landowner. From the description of Walter Alves correspondence, 1797-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449722 Walter Alves of Orange County, N.C., was the son of James Hogg (1730-1804) and ...

George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana

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The George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana (sometimes referred to as the George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection) honors George Washington Flowers, a trustee of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) from 1897-1918. Some of his children graduated from Trinity College, including Robert Lee Flowers, President of Duke University from 1941-1948. The collection was established and endowed by his children for the purpose of collecting materials concerning the history and literature o...