Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#3454-z
JAMES N. PATTERSON PAPERS
Inventory
Abstract: James N. Patterson, a planter, was the second
largest slaveholder in Orange County, N.C., in 1850.
A volume with James N. Patterson's name, along
with others, on the fly leaf, containing miscellaneous
records from Orange County, N.C., including a ledger
for lumber and provisions, 1839-1863, and birth and
death dates of slaves, 1793-1864; and a letter, 1846,
from M. A. E. Rhodes, Fayette County, Tenn., to her
uncle, James N. Patterson, about family matters.
Online Catalog Terms:
Orange County (N.C.)--Economic conditions--19th century.
Patterson, James N.
Rhodes, M. A. E.
Slave records--North Carolina--Orange County.
Size: 2 items (1 folder and S-3454/1).
Provenance: Received from Milton A. Abernathy, of New York,
New York, in January 1960.
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.