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Rice C. Ballard papers 1752-1891 1816-1888.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ballard, Rice C. (Rice Carter), d. 1860.
- Series:
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part III: The institution of slavery.
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part III: The institution of slavery
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballard, Rice C. (Rice Carter), d. 1860.
- Ballard, Rice C.
- Slave records--Mississippi River Valley.
- Slave records.
- Slave trade--United States.
- Slave trade.
- Plantations--Mississippi River Valley.
- Plantations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (459 manuscripts; 4,610 items).
- Place of Publication:
- 1752-1891
- 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.
- OCLC:
- 822973803
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