Paul Cameron Letter, November 5, 1844
Dublin Core
Title
Paul Cameron Letter, November 5, 1844
Subject
Antebellum Plantation Life
Description
Paul writes to his father in Raleigh that he has just left his slaves beyond Boone's Station after spending two nights with them at the start of their march to Alabama. He has attempted to set up a system that will organize their encampments. Mr. Laws is responsible for escorting them south. Paul notes being "anxious" to hear election results and sends "affections" to his sisters.
Creator
Paul Cameron
Source
Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978
Publisher
Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education
Date
November 5, 1844
Rights
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
The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Personal correspondence, letter
Identifier
series: 1.3.3, box: 40, folder: 937
Coverage
United States: North Carolina (Boone's Station; Orange County)
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Paul Cameron, “Paul Cameron Letter, November 5, 1844,” Plantation Letters, accessed October 20, 2026, https://plantationletters.org/items/show/6.