JOHN EWING COLHOUN PAPERS, #130, 1774-1961
Mostly papers and correspondence of the family of Colhoun (1750-1802), lawyer, South Carolina legislator, and U.S. senator. Papers relate
to plantation management and contain information on slave conditions, frequently mentioning
runaways, their reasons for leaving, and their punishments, along with tasks assigned to
particular slaves. The diary of James Edward Colhoun discusses the execution of two slaves
for poisoning their master (1825-1826).
Microfilm available.