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Labor ledger of the 1st Division Quartermaster, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
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Hargrett Library |
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1864 December |
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This collection contains a ledger of laborers hired to work for the 1st Division Quartermasters, compiled by Captain Keating
Simons, Jr. serving as Acting Commisary General of Subsistence. Names, occupations, compensation and pay are noted. Included
are Federal prisoners who have taken the oath, named as George Holland, John Smith, James Redmond, Dominick Kelly; and Freedmen
named Richmond, Zachariah, Ezekiel, and James. Enslaved people are listed as well as their owners, including Julius, cattle
driver (E.C. Keckerly); Daniel, butcher (D.H. Silcox); George, cooper (K.L. Simons), Paul, cattle boy (Mrs. Gadsden); Joe,
laborer (Mrs. Mays); Aaron, laborer (Joshua Ward); Dock, laborer (Mrs. McPherson); Ben, butcher (J.W. Harrison); Robert, butcher
(W.L. Webb); and Porter, laborer (J.A. Enslow).
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ms4445 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ernestine Strong Alberti family letters
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Alberti, Ernestine Strong, 1811- |
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1840-1845 |
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The collection consists of letters from Ernestine Strong Alberti and her husband, Edwin R. Alberti, to their family members
in Binghamton, New York. Correspondence describes their lives in Georgia, including the acquisition of enslaved people to
labor on their newly acquired plantation and mill. The collection also includes letters from Cyrus Strong, Jr., Ernestine's
brother, and her husband's business partner, to John Clapp.
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ms3539 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens letter to R.C. Daniel
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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1860 December 14 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Crawfordville, Georgia, December 14, 1860, to "R.C. Daniel," signed "Alexander
H. Stephens," regarding the falling prices of slaves and the adverse effect secession will have on this price.
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ms3282 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Documents related to slavery in Georgia and Virginia
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1761-1864 |
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This collection contains legal documents related to slavery including estate appraisals and inventories, legal orders, and
judgements from Georgia. It also includes a tax statement from Virginia.
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ms4259 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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