Manuscript Collection

State Free Negro Capitation Tax Books, Charleston S.C. - Accession 663

State Free Negro Capitation Tax Books, Charleston S.C. - Accession 663

Files

Identifier

Accession 663

Inclusive Dates

1811-1860

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

2 reels of microfilm

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of two microfilm reels containing twenty-nine ledgers listing the names of free blacks who resided in Charleston, SC between approximately 1811 and 1860. Most of the residents in the microfilm lived in the St. Phillips and St. Michaels parishes and are listed alphabetically by year. Years included in the microfilm are: 1811; 1821; 1822; 1823; 1826; 1827; 1832; 1833; 1834; 1835; 1836; 1837; 1838; 1839; 1840; 1841; 1842; 1843; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; 1855; 1857; 1860; The original books are housed at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia, SC.

Additional Notes

Digital surrogates of the microfilm are available for use in the Archives Research Area.

Provenance

The microfilm reels were purchased from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History on February 4, 1986.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

State Free Negro Capitation Tax Books, Charleston S.C. - Accession 663

LC Subject Headings

African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Genealogy--Sources; Freed persons--South Carolina--Charleston--Genealogy--Sources; Taxation--South Carolina--Charleston--Lists; Charleston (S.C.)--Genealogy--Sources

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