405. IRVINE-SAUNDERS FAMILY PAPERS
ca. 3,500 items, 1763-1925
A large collection consisting of the papers of these Campbell and Prince Edward counties families. Among
the many business and legal papers and documents are slave sale
transactions. The personal letters, especially those of the Civil War
period, discuss slaves and slave problems, e.g., an October 7, 1861, letter from Fleming Saunders to his mother
concerning troubles with slaves and an October 24,
1863, letter relating news of a murder by a slave. Also included
are
three special orders involving
the U.S. Colored Troops stationed near Petersburg
in 1864.
(Acc. 38-33)
