Thompson Mason Rector papers, 1848-1891.

0.45 linear feet (2 boxes)

English

Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books on the Thomas W. Streeter Fund, 2016.

This material is open for research.

Thompson Mason Rector (1801-1892) of Sevier County, Tennessee, was elected judge in Jackson County, Alabama, by 1852. In 1853, he moved with his family to Manor, Texas, and owned and operated a cotton plantation.

5 autograph account books, unsigned, kept by Thompson Mason Rector, documenting the purchase and sale of enslaved persons and business dealings of his cotton plantation in Manor, Texas, 1850s-1890s. Accompanied by printed and manuscript documents and letters, receipts, and bills of sale, 1848-1891.

April 16, 2019

Thompson Mason Rector Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Thompson Mason Rector Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Account books.