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Tag Archives: Winston
27 January 1863: “…he heard that there was 100 negroes to hire out in Winston…””
Item description: Letter, 27 January 1863 from Emanuel Fisher to a member of the Pettigrew family, presumably Charles Lockhart Pettigrew, reporting on the condition of the slaves hired out by the addressee through Mr. Fisher for work in the Winston, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Lockhart Pettigru, childbirth, food, High Point, hiring out of slaves, North Carolina, Pettigrew family, slaves, Winston
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19 January 1863: “Jack and family I left at Mocksville Venus was not in a condition to be moved…”
Item description: Letter, 19 January 1863, from John A. Campbell to William S. Pettigrew. The letter details Campbell’s attempts to move and hire out Pettigrew’s slaves in and around Winston, North Carolina. Item Citation: From folder 261 of the Pettigrew … Continue reading
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Tagged hiring out of slaves, John A. Campbell, North Carolina, Pettigrew family, slavery, William S. Pettigrew, Winston
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12 January 1863: “…the pony is very nearly starved into death.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 12 January 1863 from Charles Lockhart Pettigrew to his wife, Jane Caroline North Pettigrew. The letter describes his visit to the area near Winston, NC where his slaves have been hired out to work on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne B.S. Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart Pettigru, disease, Goldsboro, greensboro, hiring out of slaves, Jane Caroline "Carey" North Pettigrew, Lincoln, measles, Mocksville, North Carolina, oath of allegiance, railroad, Scuppernong, slaves, smallpox, South Carolina, William Pettigrew, Winston
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