1 10 82 https://plantationletters.org/files/original/7f69d192a646dbc01802241463fb4378.pdf cd15fc433babe75be950e82e9a0c0fdc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Piper Letter, December 20, 1846 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource In a brief note, the overseer Piper updates Duncan Cameron about ongoing plowing, fencing, and cleaning at Snow Hill plantation. Cotton has been sent to Henderson, NC, and flour to Raleigh, NC. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Piper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 20, 1846 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 42, folder: 999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina (Henderson; Snow Hill) corn cotton fencing flour plowing https://plantationletters.org/files/original/f99618a2e3dc639788679f68bc898860.pdf ad292a0c4f5c2e51cd2831e75a1816df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Hams Letter, January 7, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Overseer William Hams at Stagville Plantation writes to Thomas Bennehan to discuss slave health and mentions ongoing jobs on the plantation: fencing, plowing, hauling. A slave named Tower has hurt his back lifting. A supply of candles is requested. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Hams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 7, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina (Little River Plantation; Stagville) back pain candles fencing hauling overseer plowing slave health timber weather https://plantationletters.org/files/original/bcc5e617c7da1fbd3be209e2fc0cc9e5.pdf 060807f67a6e125201bb872064a62491 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W. F. Wade Letter, February 5, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Jailor in Tuskeegee, Alabama, who caught runaway slave Milton writes to the overseer Lewellyn in Greene County to pay charges and retrieve his property. Milton conveys to jailor that he was making his way back to owner Paul Cameron in North Carolina. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W. F. Wade Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 5, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama (Greene County; Greensboro; Macon County; Tuskegee) charges jail jailor master negro runaway https://plantationletters.org/files/original/234faf82af92195e8bd44962ede873a7.pdf e2bef938e416fc4a04006bc303ad4f74 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Author, Letter, March 11, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Unknown author from Mississippi replies to Duncan Cameron regarding the legality of slaves being moved into Mississippi and the fertility of soil in Monroe and Lowndes Counties along Tombigby River. Author offers to board and show Cameron around during a future visit to Columbus or Aberdeen, presumably in search of further land acquisition for the Camerons. Author references a prohibition against moving slaves out of state for sale in the [state] constitution that was abolished. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Author Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 11, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1004 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Mississippi (Aberdeen; Columbus; Lowndes County; Monroe County; Washington) buying/selling slaves constitution family/friends health land acquisition removal https://plantationletters.org/files/original/75222e205e1c5df9a8c00d306156d925.pdf 50ba2f1b9b5c8f0e6658a70a60b8af94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thomas Bennehan Letter, October 22, 1846 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Thomas has returned to N.C. from Philadelphia where the Cameron's have taken Mildred for medical attention, and he writes back to the Camerons that their Doctor Haywood in Raleigh is concerned his care was perceived as unprofessional. Thomas describes the health of family and crops, as well as sickly slaves and a sick overseer by the name of Laws. Thomas' perspective on the institution of slavery and "gratitude" of slaves is shared. Finally, he discusses an order of carpet that he made but was not received, presumably due to the bad state of postal services by land compared to water. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Bennehan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 22, 1846 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 42, folder: 995 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina (Fish Camp; Raleigh; Stagville); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); Virginia (Petersburg) bills chills corn cotton family/friends health fever force hotel medicine physician shipping slave health sowing weather wheat https://plantationletters.org/files/original/3e0bb112a1e19ba226e237507095a22f.pdf 7025d3fa6ba958d36ca05d1cf6802b6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource R. Ogden Letter, December 28, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource R. Ogden, representative of Mississippi bank in New Orleans sends further details to Duncan Cameron with regard to purchase of indebted Louisiana plantation in American Parish, Carroll. The plantation is generally described in terms of its animals, negro quarters, crop yield, and opportunity to sell timber to passing steamboats on the Mississippi River. Ogden mentions selling off the "negroes" in families if Cameron is able to buy the land. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. Ogden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 28, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1023 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Louisiana (American Parish; Carroll; New Orleans); Mississippi acreage bank buying/selling slaves cattle corn cotton force hay horses mortgage mules negro houses negroes pricing steamboat timber yield https://plantationletters.org/files/original/f85f6ca0f16ed037c348ca45886532f4.pdf 8700924180181ec3a37a572d4b8b1d7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mixed Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters identified in the larger source collection that serve to inform perspectives on and the lives of enslaved persons on southern plantations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miscellaneous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Alabama; North Carolina Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource R. Ogden Letter, December 4, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource R. Ogden in New Orleans solicits Duncan Cameron to buy a 3500 acre Louisiana plantation up river from New Orleans, with the sale used to pay current owner's debts and mortgage. The condition of the plantation is generally described, its crop yield, and its need for a levee. The plantation may be purchased separately from the present "working force" of 155 "negroes." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. Ogden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 4, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1022 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Louisiana (New Orleans) acreage buying/selling slaves corn cotton debt force land acquisition levee mortgage negroes pricing working hands yield https://plantationletters.org/files/original/6385b894a5850e3733afdee238f06cb2.pdf d9ab37e4d6cd8e5069975f5ba2b767a5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters written from Paul Cameron (owner of slaves and several plantation properties in North Carolina and Alabama) to family and business associates. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1844-1847 Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina; Alabama Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Letter, December 9, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Paul writes his father about the health of family members and members of the "family of slaves," some of whom have pneumonia and underwent "blistering" as a form of treatment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 9, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1022 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina (Person County; Stagville) blistering chills family of slaves family/friends health negroes pneumonia slave health https://plantationletters.org/files/original/3a9474addbf276a90534bb19b0969193.pdf 8c5cee0d046767633f755f485444ccc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters written from Paul Cameron (owner of slaves and several plantation properties in North Carolina and Alabama) to family and business associates. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1844-1847 Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina; Alabama Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Letter, November 8, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Paul writes to his father in Raleigh, noting he has received his father's letter from Virgil. Paul is relieved to hear his father has been "set free" from the "negro disease" involving chill and fever. Paul relays the health of family members, then notes the death of an 18-year old slave Betsy on the Little River Plantation in Haw River. Paul indicates death comes so fast that they usually cannot call for physician care. Paul is still awaiting supplies (bagging, iron, rope). Paul mentions pricing of supplies and bales. Paul has received a letter from the Alabama overseer Lewellyn who conveys news of no slave deaths and cotton yields with concern over enough pork to feed the slaves. Paul notes sending someone to Henderson with flour that is apparently bartered for supplies (salt). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 8, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1020 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: Kentucky United States: North Carolina (Fairntosh; Haw River; Henderson; Little River Plantation; Orange County; Stagville) United States: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) United States: Virginia (Petersburg) bagging chills corn cotton death family of negroes family/friends health fever gin iron landing market negroes payment physician pork pricing railroad rope salt slave health storage weather wheat yield https://plantationletters.org/files/original/6304a180f2a1cc3c05f43c151c589918.pdf 27d9fcce9d92d40a2465ce488bf99291 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Correspondence Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Letters written from Paul Cameron (owner of slaves and several plantation properties in North Carolina and Alabama) to family and business associates. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1844-1847 Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina; Alabama Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paul Cameron Letter, November 6, 1847 Subject The topic of the resource Antebellum Plantation Life Description An account of the resource Paul writes to his father who is visiting Virginia, noting his concern about his father's fever and chill while riding in a rail car. Paul notes he will send a "boy" with butter and articles for his father's arrival back in Raleigh. Paul discusses health of family members, then notes on the Little River Plantation property in Haw River the death of an 18-year old slave named Betsey from chills. Paul concludes by discussing the acquisition of needed supplies (bagging, iron, rope). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 6, 1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.” Relation A related resource The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Personal correspondence, letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context series: 1.3.3, box: 43, folder: 1020 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States: North Carolina (Haw River; Henderson; Little River Plantation; Raleigh; Stagville) bagging boy butter chills cotton death family/friends health fever iron railroad rope