Papers, 1767-1930.

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Papers, 1767-1930.

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Primarily the papers of Derrill Burrell, Benjamin K. Sanders, and of the Sanders family, concerning the management of small plantations in Colleton County, S.C. Correspondence contains family letters and letters from various cotton factors in Charleston, S.C. Financial papers include household and plantation accounts, receipts for the sale of slaves, and tax receipts. The collection aslo contains wills, deeds, records of lawsuits, and three volumes, including a book listing slaves and their prices and a record of days missed and wages lost by black workers in 1866.

214 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8345976

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Burrell, Derrill.

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Sanders family.

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The Sanders were inhabitants of various towns in Madison County, Florida. The materials reveal that family members and correspondents lived in Ebb, Quitman, Mosley Hall, and Greenville. Edward B. Sanders (1848-1923) and his wife Almera E. Sanders (1855-1941) were parents to a daughter who died in infancy. Also included is the correspondence of Mamie Sanders, who was a young girl at the time the letters were written. Mamie Sanders is the sister of Mabel Sanders (1870-1955). The Sanders were invol...

Sanders, Benjamin

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