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J.F.H. Claiborne papers, 1818-1885 1811-1884 1834-1881.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Part 1: Debates over Slavery and Abolition Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884.
Series:
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884.
Claiborne, J. F. H.
Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee.
Confederate States of America.
Confederate States of America. Army. Jefferson Davis Legion.
Democratic Party (U.S.).
Choctaw Indians--Claims.
Choctaw Indians.
Forest policy--United States.
Forest policy.
Timber.
Slave trade.
Slavery.
United States.
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America.
Plantations--Mississippi.
Plantations.
Mississippi.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
Slavery--Mississippi.
Slave trade--Mississippi.
Timber--Louisiana.
Timber--Mississippi.
Missionary Ridge (Tenn. and Ga.)--History.
Missionary Ridge (Tenn. and Ga.).
Mississippi--Politics and government.
Politics and government.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee.
History.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
Louisiana.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (11 manuscripts; 383 items).
Other Title:
Institution of slavery
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.
Place of Publication:
1811-1884
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Summary:
This collection consists of the correspondence, plantation records, writings, and diaries of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, a lawyer, Democratic newspaper editor, U.S. representative, plantation owner, and historian. His records include slave transactions and other matters of business on the plantation, as well as information on slavery and the slave trade.
Notes:
Reproduction of the original from the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
Local Notes:
aImages from the source libraries are selected contents of the original collection materials as representative of their value and pertinence to the digital product.
OCLC:
822973791
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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