WITHERSPOON AND MCDOWALL FAMILY PAPERS, #799, 1826- 1859
Chiefly letters from John Witherspoon, Presbyterian clergyman, teacher, and planter, of
Hillsborough, North Carolina, and his wife Susan Davis Witherspoon, to their daughter, Susan
Witherspoon McDowell, and her husband, William D. McDowell, of Camden, South Carolina.
Contains discussions of the Witherspoon planting endeavors including the management of slaves
on "Tusclum," the family plantation, and the sale of these slaves (1852). Microfilm available.
