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Paul Cameron Letter, December 7, 1844

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…

Tags: board of commissioners, cabins, dividend, hired hand, hogs, legislature, master, mules, negroes, newspaper, our people, overseer, pay, payment, pork, post office, pricing, railroad, removal, rent, salt, slave health, weather

Paul Cameron Letter, September 5, 1844

Paul writes to his father who is visiting Petersburg, Virginia, discussing the health of family (teeth, gums, hair) and slaves with two medications given to slaves (calomel and ipecac). Paul bemoans not receiving promised letters from family member…

Tags: blankets, calomel, corn, cotton, court, death, family/friends health, fever, hair, hats, ipecac, land acquisition, landing, leather, legislature, oats, our family of blacks, our people, potatoes, rats, removal, road, shoemaker, shoes, slave health, slaves, teeth, turnips, weather, wheat, Whigs

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