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THOMAS BURTON PAPERS, #4217, 1809, 1846, 1858-1921
Correspondence, legal, and financial papers of Burton and his wife Nancy, both of Yanceyville, North Carolina. The collection contains correspondence from family members that discusses the prices of slaves in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama. Included is one letter of inquiry concerning the purchase of a female slave and her child.
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