Letter from Charlotte Allston to her Overseer at Chicora Wood Plantation, July 1864

Title:

Letter from Charlotte Allston to her Overseer at Chicora Wood Plantation, July 1864

Date:

1864

Creator (Personal):

Allston, Charlotte A.

Description:

A letter from Charlotte Allston to her overseer at Chicora Wood Plantation discussing the enslaved man Stephen, his family and the enslaved man Toney who escaped the plantation. She believes that Toney failed to escape the plantation and willingly returned to avoid being captured. She states that Stephen needs to be captured, not because he is valuable but for plantation moral. She further writes that she wishes Toney to be sent to work for the government on the fortifications until the war is over, to not be allowed to see his family and confined until he leaves. She writes that the elder enslaved persons James and Mary, the parents of Stephen, be held as hostages in jail as punishment for their child's escape. She states for them not to have communication with anyone in their family except if a white person is present.

Collection Title:

Allston Family Papers, 1730-1901

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Slaveholders, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Fugitive slaves, Letters, Plantation overseers, Imprisonment, and Hostages

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Georgetown County (S.C.) and Chicora Wood Plantation (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-06_F34 (1164.00)

Date Digital:

2022-10

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

265440