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Collection Number: 04824-z

Collection Title: Doctor H. Whitley Account Book, 1854-1862

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Abstract Account book of Doctor H. Whitley's Boon Hill Plantation in Johnston County, N.C. The first part of the ledger was used mainly to record items purchased for the plantation, March 1854-May 1860. It is very detailed through December of 1855, with page-long lists dated every few days. From January 1856 through May 1860, entries were made about monthly. All entries list what was purchased, how much it cost, and who was paid. The next 37 pages of the ledger were used to record the sale of Doctor H. Whitley's belongings after his death in 1860. The sale record specifies the item sold, the buyer, the price, and whether it was paid in cash or on credit. It includes a list by name of 61 adult slaves who were leased from Whitley's estate for a year, with the terms of their lease. At the end of the ledger are a few miscellaneous notes and calculations, such as "widow's allowance of meat for the year 1861" and "taxables belonging to Jas. R. Whitley, April 1, 1862."
Creator Whitley, Doctor H., 1813-1860.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Doctor H. Whitley Account Book #4824-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books of Carrboro, N.C., in August 1996 (Acc. 96123).
Sensitive Materials Statement
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Account book of Doctor H. Whitley's Boon Hill Plantation in Johnston County, N.C. The first part of the ledger was used mainly to record items purchased for the plantation, March 1854-May 1860. It is very detailed through December of 1855, with page-long lists dated every few days. From January 1856 through May 1860, entries were made about monthly. All entries list what was purchased, how much it cost, and who was paid. The next 37 pages of the ledger were used to record the sale of Doctor H. Whitley's belongings after his death in 1860. The sale record specifies the item sold, the buyer, the price, and whether it was paid in cash or on credit. It includes a list by name of 61 adult slaves who were leased from Whitley's estate for a year, with the terms of their lease. At the end of the ledger are a few miscellaneous notes and calculations, such as "widow's allowance of meat for the year 1861" and "taxables belonging to Jas. R. Whitley, April 1, 1862."

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Folder 1

Account book

Folder 2

Enclosures

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