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Paul writes home to his father from a road trip to Alabama, relaying details of the trip involving stagecoach and steamboat. Paul was displeased to share a coach with "negroes" en route from Atlanta to Chehaw. Paul refers to counties he saw in "new…

From his new plantation in Alabama, Paul writes home to his father in North Carolina. The business negotiation of payment for 1674 acres of land in Greene County is discussed (mortgage, note, interest). A slave named Edmund has died, others are well,…

From his newly acquired plantation in Alabama, Paul writes home to his father in North Carolina. The party of slaves relocated from North Carolina to Alabama arrived the prior day on December 6th with their escort Mr. Laws. Paul relays difficulty…

Paul writes from Mr. Ruffin's place in Marengo County, Alabama, to his father in Raleigh, that he has negotiated purchase of an 1100-acre plantation in Greene County, three miles from a landing, from a Col. Armistead, paying $17.50 per acre. The…

Paul writes to his father in Raleigh, reporting he has contracted with a Mr. Laws to escort some of his North Carolina slaves to a new plantation in Alabama at $6-$7 "for each negro," contrasted with $10 "for each horse." He finds the price higher…