Records of enslaved persons

Torrance, Margaret Allison, 1798-1880

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Description

Of particular interest is an overseer's contract (1862) of Margaret Allison Torance that outlines daily routines for field hands. Notebooks of James G. Torrance list enslaved persons (1836, 1839, 1840, 1844-47). A postwar contract (6/14/1867) binds the services of a woman, likely a formerly enslaved person, to Margaret Allison Torrance. Also includes a letter (1799) to Hugh Torance by his brother Albert, detailing Albert's trouble with an enslaved man named Abraham.

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Title

Records of enslaved persons

Creator

Torrance, Margaret Allison, 1798-1880

Date (Text)

1799 - 1867

Place of Creation

Charlotte, North Carolina

Publisher

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Extent

1 folder

Other Identifiers

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/mss:73604

System Control No.

torrban-ms0087-0101012

Subject (Person)

Torrance, Margaret Allison, 1798-1880
Torrance, James G., 1784-1847
Torance, Hugh, 1743-1816

Subject (Topic)

Enslavers
Plantation life
Plantation owners
Slaveholders
Slave bills of sale
Slave records
Slavery
Enslaved persons
Enslavement

Geographic Coverage

North Carolina--Mecklenburg County

Type

Cartographic

Format

manuscripts (documents)
correspondence
legal documents

Language

English

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Manuscript Collections > Torrance and Banks Families Papers

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