The South Carolina Rice Plantation as Revealed in the Papers of Robert F.W. Allston

Name/Title

The South Carolina Rice Plantation as Revealed in the Papers of Robert F.W. Allston

Entry/Object ID

2009.002.051

Description

This reissue of the original 1945 edition includes letters between Allston and his wife and children, correspondence with politicians, fiscal documents from the operation of his plantations, records related to the sale and care of slaves, and political speeches. Contents: The Allston Papers -- Georgetown District -- The Allston Family -- The Allston Plantations -- The Overseers -- The Slaves -- Production and Marketing -- Plantation Finance -- Allston Family Letters -- Overseers' Reports and Other Documents -- Slave Documents -- Factors' Correspondence -- Miscellany xliii, 482 p. ; 23 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2009.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2009)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

United States Local History, South Carolina, Allston, Robert F. W. (Robert Francis Withers), 1801-1864--Manuscripts, Alston family, Plantation life--South Carolina--History--19th century, Slaves--South Carolina--Social conditions--19th century, Slavery--South Carolina--History--19th century, South Carolina--History--1775-1865

Book Details

Author

Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960, Allston, Robert F. W. (Robert Francis Withers), 1801-1864

Edition

Pbk. ed.

Series

Southern Classics Series

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Columbia, SC

Date Published

2004

Call No.

F273 .A6 E23 2004

ISBN

1570035695

LCCN

2004016465

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Location

Location

Building

Missing

Date

April 4, 2014

Location

Building

NRH Research Room

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR Docent Library

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited by J. H. Easterby ; new introduction by Daniel C. Littlefield. Published in cooperation with the Institute for Southern Studies of the University of South Carolina. Status: Missing

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Create Date

June 1, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023