Rice C. Ballard papers 1752-1891 1816-1888.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ballard, Rice C. (Rice Carter), -1860.

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):

Ballard, Rice C. (Rice Carter), -1860.

Ballard, Rice C.

Slave records--Mississippi River Valley.

Slave records.

Slave trade--United States.

Slave trade.

Plantations.

United States.

Plantations--Mississippi River Valley.

Mississippi River Valley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 manuscripts; 4,610 items).

Other Title:

Institution of slavery

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery.

Place of Publication:

1752-1891

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Rice Carter Ballard (c. 1800-1860) was an agent in the internal slave trade in the United States and co-owner of several plantations in the Mississippi Valley. The Rice C. Ballard Papers, 1822-1888, are a trove of information on the institution of slavery. The collection contains such documents as correspondence, slave lists, slave trading accounts, and plantation journals, all illuminating aspects of the institution of slavery.

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from the Rice C. Ballard Papers #4850, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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:

822973803

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.