Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#2172-z
FLORIDA MEMORANDA BOOK
Inventory
Abstract: Memoranda book with lists dates, tools, and food
furnished by various slaveowners, perhaps for a public
construction project, near Fernandina or White Spring,
Fla., in 1864. Included are names of persons who were
to serve as overseers and notations relating to slave
deaths and occasions when slaves ran away or were
permitted to return home. The context for entries is
obscure.
Online Catalog Terms:
Fernandina (Fla.)--History--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--Florida.
Slavery--Florida.
Slaves--Employment--Florida.
White Spring (Fla.)--History--19th century.
Size: 1 volume (1 folder).
Provenance: Unknown.
Access: No restrictions.
Processing Note: This collection was processed with support
from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers,
or their descendants, as stipulated by United
States copyright law.