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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.
Manuscripts (Documents)Correspondence Legal Documents1 Folder Image/Tiff
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