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