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41. SKIPWITH FAMILY PAPERS

ca. 6,500 items, 1760-1977
Business, legal, and personal correspondence and accounts of Sir Peyton Skipwith and family members of Prestwould, Mecklenburg County. A number of items document plantation slavery, such as a November 2, 1787, account of slaves and labor contracts with free Blacks.
(Acc. 65 Sk3)