Sanders Family papers, 1806-1930

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Summary

Creator:
Sanders family.
Abstract:
Primarily the papers of Derrill Sanders, Burrell Sanders, and Benjamin Sanders, and of the Sanders family, concerning the management of small plantations, including Lifeland Plantation, in St. Bartholomew's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina. Correspondence contains family letters and letters from various cotton factors in Charleston, S.C. Financial papers include household and plantation accounts, receipts for the sale of slaves, and tax receipts. The collection also contains wills, deeds, records of lawsuits, and three volumes, including a book listing slaves and their prices and a record of days missed and wages lost by black workers in 1866.
Extent:
1 Linear Foot (214 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11175

Background

Scope and content:

Primarily the papers of Derrill Sanders, Burrell Sanders, and Benjamin Sanders, and of the Sanders family, concerning the management of small plantations, including Lifeland Plantation, in St. Bartholomew's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina. Correspondence contains family letters and letters from various cotton factors in Charleston, S.C. Financial papers include household and plantation accounts, receipts for the sale of slaves, and tax receipts. The collection also contains wills, deeds, records of lawsuits, and three volumes, including a book listing slaves and their prices and a record of days missed and wages lost by black workers in 1866.

Biographical / historical:

The Sanders family owned several small plantations, inluding Lifeland Plantation, in and around St. Bartholomew's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina.

Acquisition information:
Received by the Rubenstein Library as a purchase in 1967.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, 1970s.

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: Letters, 1838-1925; Legal Papers, 1806-1929; Financial Papers, 1818-1920s; Miscellaneous

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