Harrison Family Plantation Ledger, 1846-1883

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Summary

Abstract:

Plantation owner James Harrison of Craven and Jones counties, N.C., died circa 1846. He was apparently survived by his ward Cassandra Harrison, his wife, and several other family members.

The collection consists of a 48-page ledger book that documents the Harrison family plantation both as a part of the estate of James Harrison and after the estate was settled. Included is a page with the heading "A Statement of the Lotts of Negroes Belonging to the Heir of James Harrison. Died. Divided 5 January 1846." This page lists the names and values of 24 slaves and the family members to whom they were willed. There are also scattered pages documenting activities at the plantation, 1840s-1850s and early 1880s, including income, expenditures, and supplies; the amount of cotton picked by several named workers; records of tobacco planting and harvesting; accounts of members of the Harrison family and others; and a recipe for cotton compost.

Extent:
1 items
Language:
Materials in English
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Background

Biographical / historical:

Plantation owner James Harrison of Craven and Jones counties, N.C., died circa 1846. He was apparently survived by his ward Cassandra Harrison, his wife, and several other family members.

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a 48-page ledger book that documents the Harrison family plantation both as a part of the estate of James Harrison of Craven County, N.C., and Jones County, N.C., and after the estate was settled. Included is a page with the heading "A Statement of the Lotts of Negroes Belonging to the Heir of James Harrison. Died. Divided 5 January 1846." This page lists the names and values of 24 slaves and the family members to whom they were willed. There are also scattered pages documenting activities at the plantation, 1840s-1850s and early 1880s, including income, expenditures, and supplies; the amount of cotton picked by several named workers; records of tobacco planting and harvesting; accounts of members of the Harrison family and others; and a recipe for cotton compost.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum in November 2007 (Acc. 100818).

Processing information:

Processed by: Jennifer Thompson, October 2008

Encoded by: Jennifer Thompson, October 2008

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

No usage restrictions.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Harrison Family Plantation Ledger #5370, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu