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Title
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Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
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Creator
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Torrance, Richard Allison, 1833-1927
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Date Created
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1861-07-10, 1865-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Condolence notes, Cotton trade, War, Visiting cards, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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Reflects viewpoints and lifestyle of a prominent and successful Mecklenburg County planter. Topics includes birth, marriage, illness, death, and similar family concerns; and agriculture. Civil War correspondence reflects North Carolina's involveme...
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Title
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Torrance and Banks Families Papers
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Date Created
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1799, 1867
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Subjects--Topical
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Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slavery, Slaves
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Description
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Papers of Hugh Torrance (1743-1816) and his descendants, including his son, James Galbraith Torrance (1784-1847), and his grandson Richard Allison Torrance (1833-1927), concerning their extensive mercantile, planting, and milling operations at Ced...