Title:
Searchable CD-ROM transcription of runaway slave advertisements in Charleston newspapers, 1766-1782
Identifier:
2017-072
Creating Agency:
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes
Contibutor:
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes
Date of Creation:
2015
Date Publicly Available:
Date (generic):
1766-1782
Date of Creation (range):
2003-2004
Description:
This series consists of a set of born-digital transcriptions of runaway slave advertisements from South Carolina newspapers. Newspapers include both colonial and royal publications. Titles and span dates include: the Royal Gazette, March 3, 1781-September 28, 1782; South Carolina and American General Gazette, 1764-1781; South Carolina Gazette and Country Journal, January 14, 1766-July 25, 1775; and South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1775.
Record Group Title:
Private Papers
Record Group Identifier:
900
Archives Series Title:
Searchable CD-ROM transcription of runaway slave advertisements in Charleston newspapers
Archives Series Number:
P900062
Format(s) Type:
Text
Format Details:
.odt, .pdf, .wpd
Accession Number:
2017-072
Language:
English
Subject(s):
Slaves, Newspapers, Runaway
Rights Holder:
none
Access Rights:
Public Domain
Unit Title:
Searchable CD-ROM transcription of runaway slave advertisements in Charleston newspapers, 1766-1785
Creator:
Whitehead, Ruth Holmes
Physical Description:
Extent and media
Language:
English
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Other Descriptive Data:
Contained on a CD-R with a transcription of the "Book of Negroes," 1783, in the British Headquarters (Sir Guy Carleton) Papers (B 800120). Housed in Box 1 of Optical Media Storage, 273A01.Location of Originals: South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223Arrangement: Series arranged by newspaper, then chronologically.Series Scope and Content: This series consists of runaway slave advertisements from several Charleston newspapers during the colonial period. Titles and span dates include: the Royal Gazette, March 3, 1781-September 28, 1782; South Carolina and American General Gazette, 1764-1781; South Carolina Gazette and Country Journal, January 14, 1766-July 25, 1775; and South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1775.
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