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Frances Cameron Letter, December 28, 1847
A relative in Hillsboro solicits $550 from Duncan Cameron to buy a man servant for assistance in her boarding house. An unnamed female servant is also mentioned. A "hiring day" for purchasing or hiring out slaves is referenced.
H. Linall Letter, December 31, 1847
H. Linall describes boats departing from Candy's Landing to Mobile carrying Paul Cameron's cotton crop. Linall recommends two steamboats to Cameron for his own passage, the Arkansas No. 5 and the Bradstreet. Since neighboring cotton warehouses have…
James Ruffin Letter, August 27, 1845
In a reply to Paul Cameron, James Ruffin indicates that one month prior all of Paul's slaves (presumably in Alabama) were healthy and the crop was good. James is surprised to hear from Paul that slaves are sick, and recommends he not hire any doctors…
John Hamll Letter, December 29, 1847
John Hamll writes to Duncan Cameron that his bank note cannot be renewed, and due to a depression in the slave market, he has been unable to sell his slaves to pay off the note.
John Moore Letter, July 26, 1847
Dr. Moore writes Paul Cameron regarding the health of two slaves Caroline and Fanny who are thought to have syphilis and dropsy respectively. Caroline and her mother deny she has had sexual relations. Dr. Moore shares the condition of cotton and corn…
Kenneth Rayner Letter, December 18, 1847
Rayner continues south on his journey by horseback, then stage, then steamboat, checking on his lands with hopes of selling some, describes good overseer and cotton crop on plantation in Arkansas, and solicits banker Duncan Cameron for…
Kenneth Rayner Letter, December 21, 1845
Rayner writes to family friend and banker Duncan Cameron in Raleigh, describing the purchase of a new plantation in Arkansas with specifics on the land (acreage, above "high overflow" or flood stage, portion cleared, caving bank, in a favorable…
Kenneth Rayner Letter, February 8, 1846
Rayner makes his way home to North Carolina by way of Belmont Plantation in Fayette County, Tennessee, just east of Memphis. He writes to banker Duncan Cameron in Raleigh to vouch for $400 with a bank in New York to cover his ongoing expenses from…
Kenneth Rayner Letter, January 18, 1845
Rayner begins to set up his new plantation, slaves and mules relocated to site after 36-hour steamboat journey from Memphis, slave houses and fencing repaired, desires to purchase neighboring land from Arkansas Sentator Ashley, asks banker Duncan…
Kenneth Rayner Letter, November 14, 1845
Rayner relays details of an 11-day journey from Raleigh to Maury County, Tennessee, involving railroads, stagecoaches, and horseback travel. Excellent insight into available roads, stagecoach routes, and terminus points at the time. On the first part…