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College of William and Mary

Thomas Nelson, Jr. Affidavit for the Sale of a Slave Named Frank, 1774

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Thomas Nelson, Jr. , York County [Virginia] Merchant, affidavit for the sale of a negro slave, Frank [11 years old], to John Carter, Williamsburg [Virginia]. Witnessed by George Riddell and [illegible]. June 15, 1774.

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Thomas Nelson, Jr. Affidavit for the Sale of a Slave Named Frank, 1774 0.01 Linear Foot

Thomas Nelson, Jr. , York County [Virginia] Merchant, affidavit for the sale of a negro slave, Frank [11 years old], to John Carter, Williamsburg [Virginia]. Witnessed by George Riddell and [illegible]. June 15, 1774.

College of William and Mary

William K. Perrin Papers, 1732/1902, bulk 1820/1858

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Business letters, 1833-1839, to Major William K. Perrin and 1855, 1860, to his son-in-law Wyndham Kemp, both of Gloucester County, Virginia from Perrin's step-son Robert W. Nicolson in Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, about the management of a cotton plantation. Letters mention purchasing land, growing and selling cotton, and the management of the enslaved, legal and banking matters and uprising of the Creek Indians. Papers, 1800-1855 and undated, relating to the hiring out and management of enslaved persons in Gloucester County, Virginia by William K. Perrin. Legal papers, 1723-1895 and undated, include indentures, agreements, and lists of debts of William K. Perrin, George D. Nicolson, Sarah T. Nicolson, and descendants of William K. Perrin. Also accounts and receipts, 1806-1902, and undated.

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William K. Perrin Papers, 1732/1902, bulk 1820/1858 0.40 Linear Feet

Perrin, William K.

Business letters, 1833-1839, to Major William K. Perrin and 1855, 1860, to his son-in-law Wyndham Kemp, both of Gloucester County, Virginia from Perrin's step-son Robert W. Nicolson in Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, about the management of a cotton plantation. Letters mention purchasing land, growing and selling cotton, and the management of the enslaved, legal and banking matters and uprising of the Creek Indians. Papers, 1800-1855 and undated, relating to the hiring out and management of enslaved persons in Gloucester County, Virginia by William K. Perrin. Legal papers, 1723-1895 and undated, include indentures, agreements, and lists of debts of William K. Perrin, George D. Nicolson, Sarah T. Nicolson, and descendants of William K. Perrin. Also accounts and receipts, 1806-1902, and undated.

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William Selden Papers, 1772/1799

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Papers, 1772-1799, of Anglican minister William Selden (1741-1783) and his wife Mary Ann Hancock Selden (1745-1789) of Elizabeth City County, Virginia. These papers are primarily financial in nature and document the Selden family's management of the Elizabeth City Parish, the family estate, persons enslaved by them, and the hiring out of estate enslaved persons to local plantation owners.

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William Selden Papers, 1772/1799 0.05 Linear Foot

Selden, William, 1741-1783

Papers, 1772-1799, of Anglican minister William Selden (1741-1783) and his wife Mary Ann Hancock Selden (1745-1789) of Elizabeth City County, Virginia. These papers are primarily financial in nature and document the Selden family's management of the Elizabeth City Parish, the family estate, persons enslaved by them, and the hiring out of estate enslaved persons to local plantation owners.

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