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400a. HUNTER-GARNETT FAMILY PAPERS

ca. 2,000 items, ca. 1700-1940
Papers of the Hunter-Garnet families consisting primarily of personal, financial, and political correspondence of Muscoe Garnett (1821-1864) and architectural plans, plats, and legal documents concerning the family estate Elmwood. Also included are a daybook of William Hunter containing lists of slaves and clothing and shoe allotments and a daybook of James Mercer and Mercer Garnett as estate administrators containing slave lists and evaluations.
(Acc. 38-45-C)