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412. JARRETT, BYNUM, ETC., FAMILY PAPERS
ca. 100 items, 1813-96
Largely private correspondence of a number of North
Carolina and other southern families. Many of the letters discuss
slaves: prices, runaways, etc. A May 30,
1838, letter to Major Thomas B. Cooper
from George Phillips mentions a slave's attempt
to kill an overseer.
(Acc. 1030)
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