A Guide to the Airlie Plantation Records, 1846-1951
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Airlie Plantation | |
| Title | Airlie Plantation Records | |
| Dates: | 1846-1951 | |
| Abstract | Records include land deeds (1846 and 1868); daily record book (1862) including daily events, record of cotton picked, lists of livestock and expenses; genealogical correspondence (1951); and a map of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, with location of Airlie Plantation (ca. 1951). | |
| OCLC | 16125404 | |
| Extent | 1 in. | |
| Language | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository | Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Historical Note
The Airlie Plantation was owned and operated by James Green Carson, who moved across the Mississippi River from Canebrake Plantation in Adams County, Mississippi, around 1846 with his wife Catherine Waller Carson and family. The Carsons fled to Texas during the Civil War, and James Green Carson died of diphtheria in Tyler, Texas.
Scope and Contents
Records include land deeds (1846 and 1868); daily record book (1862) including daily events, record of cotton picked, lists of livestock and expenses; genealogical correspondence (1951); and a map of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, with location of Airlie Plantation (ca. 1951). The record book was printed by Thomas Affleck of New Orleans.
Restrictions
Use Restrictions
Photocopies should be made from microfilm, not from originals.
Index Terms |
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| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Affleck, Thomas, 1812-1868. | ||
| Carson, Catherine Waller, d. ca. 1888. | ||
| Carson, James Green, 1815-1863. | ||
| Gallaway, T.A. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Airlie Plantation (East Carroll Parish, La.) | ||
| Cotton growing--Louisiana. | ||
| East Carroll Parish (La.)--History--Sources | ||
| Plantations--Louisiana--East Carroll Parish. | ||
| Slavery--Louisiana. | ||
Related Material
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See also Canebrake Plantation Records, 1856-1858. |
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Administrative Information
Cite as
Airlie Plantation Records, 1846-1951, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Alternate Form Available
Microfilm available: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations, Series G, University Publications of America, 44 North Market St., Frederick, MD 21701.
This microfilm is available at the Center for American History, Microfilm 18,335 Series G, Part 1, Reel 11
Detailed Description of the Collection
Manuscript: |
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| 2A130 | Land deeds, 1846 and 1868 | ||||||||||||
| Daily record book, 1862 | |||||||||||||
| Genealogical correspondence, 1951 | |||||||||||||
Maps: |
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| Map of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, with location of Airlie Plantation [see repository map collection], ca. 1951 | |||||||||||||
Microfilm: |
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| Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations [see Microfilm 18,335 Series G, Part 1, Reel 11] | |||||||||||||