Patterson family. William Patterson. Freedmen and enslaved individuals
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Includes slave bills-of-sale, correspondence regarding formerly enslaved people, correspondence regarding the Freedmen's Bureau, sharecropping terms offered to individuals formerly enslaved by William Patterson, and bartering and wage documentation. Names and ages of enslaved African Americans referred to include a woman named Cate, a boy named Abraham (12), a boy named Levi (4), a man named Andy (38). Names of formerly enslaved individuals listed in a ledger between them and former slaveholder William Patterson include Ned (between 70-80); Cindy (about 40) and 4 children; Bill, Jenny and 4 children; Milaz; Aaron; Ann; Jean and infant child; Neal and 3 children; Nancy (about 16). Other names in the documents include Captain John C. Barnett of the Freedmen's Bureau, William Nantz, Clement Nantz, William Potts Farm, William S. Alexander, Samuel B. Walls, W.L. Davidson, and Dr. G.W. Caldwell.
Manuscripts (Documents)Correspondence Bills Of Sale1 Folder Image/Tiff
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