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

2012.010.136

Description

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 xxi, 478 p. : map (folded) ; 24 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2012.010.

Source or Donor

Estate of Emily Ravenel Farrow

Acquisition Method

Bequest

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

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Place Published

Location

Chicago, IL

Date Published

1945

Call No.

F273 .A6 E23 1945

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Shelf

Books

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited by J.H. Easterby. The American Historical Association -- T.p. Includes index.

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Create Date

August 2, 2012

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023