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Proceedings of Commissioners of Gatesville, 1833 : and, Register of slaves to work in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1847-1861
Title
Proceedings of Commissioners of Gatesville, 1833 : and, Register of slaves to work in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1847-1861.
Production
[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, [1833-1861]]
Physical Description
1 online resource (375 pages)
Local Notes
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Title from publisher's web site.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007. Digitized from a copy held by North Carolina State Archives.
North Carolina State Archives
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Summary
This collection consists of the proceedings of the Commissioners of Gatesville, North Carolina (1833), and a register of slaves working in the Great Dismal Swamp spanning North Carolina and Virginia (1847-1861). The Great Dismal Swamp, on the border between North Carolina and Virginia, offered a refuge to runaway slaves and a number of maroon communities were established there.
Variant and related titles
Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Register of slaves to work in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1847-1861.
Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 24, 2023
Series
Slavery, abolition & social justice
Subjects
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North Carolina. Office of Archives and History.
Adam Matthew Digital.
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