University of Virginia Library

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)