Michael Cable Collection, 1785-1824
(Manuscript Collection #594)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Michael Cable Collection |
| Creator: | Cable, Michael |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Collection (1785-1824) including correspondence, tax lists, wills, slave records, deed, property holders. |
| Extent: | 0.055 Cubic feet, 7 items , Copies, consisting of a tax list, wills, slave records, and a deed. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
June 18, 1990, 7 items, Copies; Hyde County, N.C., records (1785-1824), including a tax list, wills, slave records, and deeds. Copies of originals in possession of Mr. Michael Cable, Greenville, N.C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Michael Cable Collection (#594), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mr. Michael Cable
Processing Information
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Processed by C. Crews, March 1991
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
The items of greatest interest in this collection are the records of transfer of ownership of slaves, both by sale and by inheritance, in Beaufort and Hyde counties, N. C. The collection includes a bill of sale (1815) and wills of Aaron Wilkerson (1791) and William Clark (1806, 1809), all of which provide for the disposal of slaves among family and friends of the deceased owner. A division of slave property (1824) lists slaves by name, ages of some, and the projected monetary value. Also included are a Hyde County deed (1785) and a list (1792) of taxable property in Mattamuskeet township, which contains name of property holders, white and black taxables, and land holdings.
Online access to this finding aid is supported with funds created through the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). These funds come through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which is administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. This grant is part of the North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online, Digitization Grant Program.
