271. William McBurney to Thomas B. Ferguson -- February 1, 1866



Title:
271. William McBurney to Thomas B. Ferguson -- February 1, 1866
Date:
1866
Creator (Personal):
Heyward and Ferguson families, 1806-1923
Description:
Letter from William McBurney in Charleston to Thomas B. Ferguson at Dean Hall Plantation concerning the hiring of freedmen. McBurney writes that after a survey of other Cooper River plantation owners he finds that most are offering a share of the crop instead of monthly pay "whether from a want of ability to pay wages or because they believed an interest in the crop would secure a more steady course of labor and prevent stealage." McBurney informs Ferguson that he has written up a contract and submitted it to General Scott at the Freedmen's Bureau for acceptance. He fears the general will alter his submitted contract in favor of the former slaves and writes that officials in the bureau think the "freedman and the white northern laborer" are the same. 2p. February 1, 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:
25160

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