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Size | About 30 items |
Abstract | Papers, 1821-1859, of David Rivers (1793-1853), a white landowner and enslaver who lived in Beaufort District, Prince William's Parish, S.C. Rivers appeared to have been in the sawmilling business with David Cope. Materials include a receipt for purchase of an enslaved woman named Rose and Rivers's last will and testament, dated 1848, which includes the names of 15 enslaved individuals. There are also deeds, letters, account sheets, warrants for surveys, estate settlement papers, and other papers relating to Rivers's property and other businesses. Some of the letters also contain family and personal news. Estate items include legal papers, tax receipts, accounting sheets, releases, a list of personal property sold, and other items. |
Creator | Rivers, David, 1793-1853. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, August 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Dawne Howard Lucas and Chaitra Powell, September 2022
Conscious Editing Work by: Dawne Howard Lucas, September 2022. Updated collection overview, subject headings, biographical note, scope and content, and container list.
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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David Rivers, Jr. (1793-1853) was a white landowner and enslaver who lived in Beaufort District, Prince William's Parish, S.C. Rivers appeared to have been in the sawmilling business with David Cope (1791-1849) of Barnwell District, S.C. Rivers was married to Anna Susannah Rivers.
Back to TopPapers, 1821-1859, including letters addressed to David Rivers, Jr., at Rivers Mills, Beaufort District, S.C., and the Beaufort Bridges Post Office, and other items relating to the settlement of his estate at Gillisonville, S.C., in present-day Jasper County, S.C. Materials include a receipt for purchase of an enslaved woman named Rose and Rivers's last will and testament, dated 1848, which includes the names of 15 enslaved individuals: Maria, Stephen, Ellen, Rena, Sam, Polly, Zeha, James, George, Easther, Cato, [Agleg], Charles, Jim, and Rose. Rivers bequeathed all but one of these individuals to his family members; he instructed that Rose be sold.
There are also deeds, letters, account sheets, warrants for surveys, and other papers relating to Rivers's property and other businesses. Some of the letters also contain family and personal news. Estate items include legal papers, tax receipts, accounting sheets, releases, a list of personal property sold, and other items.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
PapersIncludes a receipt for purchase of an enslaved woman named Rose. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3569/1 |
Last will and testament of David Rivers, Jr., Beaufort District, Prince William's Parish, S.C., 1848Addition of September 2022 (Acc. 20220914.1) The will includes the names of 15 enslaved individuals: Maria, Stephen, Ellen, Rena, Sam, Polly, Zeha, James, George, Easther, Cato, [Agleg], Charles, Jim, and Rose. Rivers bequeathed all but one of these individuals to his family members; he instructed that Rose be sold. |