273. William McBurney to Thomas B. Ferguson -- February 21, 1866

Title:

273. William McBurney to Thomas B. Ferguson -- February 21, 1866

Date:

1866

Creator (Personal):

Heyward and Ferguson families, 1806-1923

Description:

Letter from William McBurney to Thomas B. Ferguson concerning supplies for Dean Hall Plantation and a mix up with an order for a mill through Cameron Barkley & Co. He also writes about the labor contract created with the freedmen at Dean Hall and tells Ferguson he should be the first to sign the contract kept at the Freedmen's Bureau and that "the one to be retained should be signed by the Darkies first." 4p. February 21, 1866.

Collection Title:

Heyward and Ferguson Family Papers, 1806-1923

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ferguson family
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

Topical Subject:

Plantation life--South Carolina, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina, Freedmen--South Carolina, and Sharecropping--South Carolina

Geographic Subject:

Dockon Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0092

Date Digital:

2009-09

Digitization Specifications:

700 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL scanner, Archival Master is a tiff.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

25161