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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Size | 5 items |
Abstract | The collection consists of antebellum account books from Bertie County, N.C., including general merchandising accounts of Cherry and Outlaw, 1833-1834, and of H. Thompson, 1836-1840; accounts of Gray and Pierce for wages paid in the production of shingles and for sales of shingles and shoes, 1847-1849; and accounts for a bankruptcy sale of personal property, 1847-1849; and accounts with plantation laborers, 1881-1893, of T. W. Thompson of Woodville, N.C. |
Creator | Thompson, T. W., fl. 1881-1893. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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The collection contains antebellum account books from Bertie County, N.C. Included are general merchandising accounts of Cherry and Outlaw, 1833-1834, and of H. Thompson, 1836-1840; accounts of Gray and Pierce for wages paid in the production of shingles and for sales of shingles and shoes, 1847-1849; and accounts for a bankruptcy sale of personal property belonging to Joseph W. Willeford, 1847-1849; and accounts with plantation laborers, 1881-1893, of T. W. Thompson of Woodville, N.C.
Back to TopOversize Volume SV-1758/1 |
Volume 1: Journal, 1833-1834 |
Oversize Volume SV-1758/2 |
Volume 2: Ledger, 1836-1840 |
Folder 1 |
Volume 3: Account book, 1843Includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 4: Account book, 1847-1849 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 5: Plantation book, 1881-1893 |
Oversize volumes (SV-1758/1,2).
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