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Box 36

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Contains 27 Results:

South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, South Carolina: Notes on "Jas. E. Calhoun on the Sabbath Question", 1853, and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Holds photocopied primary and secondary research materials obtained from various archives on Ziba B. Oakes and A.J. McElveen, with annotated drafts, newpaper articles, images, transcripts of letters and Drago's correspondence with publishers. Folders are organized in alphabetical order.

Dates: 1853, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, South Carolina: Note and Excerpts from Alonzo White Slave Auction Book, 1859,1860, and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of three boardsides regarding the sale of enslaved persons.

Dates: 1859,1860, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

Sumter County Genealogical Society, Sumter, South Carolina: Bible Records of R. L. McEcElveen Family , 1990, and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Holds correpondence to Drago, with photocopies of typescript description of bible and family history pages.

Dates: 1990, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

Sumter County Probate Court, Sumter, South Carolina: John and William McElveen Estate Files, 1816, and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Holds photocopies of wills from "Bundle 67, Package 6."

Dates: 1816, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

Sumter County Probate Court, Sumter, South Carolina: Inventory of the Estate of William McElveen, Sr. , 1837 and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Holds photocopies from "Bundle 64, Package 3."

Dates: 1837 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

Sumter County Probate Court, Sumter, South Carolina: Inventory of James L. Mellett Inventory, 1853, and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Holds photocopy of Mellett's inventory of personal property.

Dates: 1853, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes

Sumter County Probate Court, Sumter, South Carolina: James Y. Mellett Estate Files , 1866 and undated

 File — Box: 36, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Photocopies from "Bundle 159, Package 8."

Dates: 1866 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 5: Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader Research Documents and Manuscripts / 5.1: Research Notes on Ziba B. Oakes
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