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Johnson, William T and Family. Papers, 1793-1951, undated (bulk 1830-1870). 3.5 linear ft., 59 volumes, 2 OS boxes, 1 OS folder. Location: U:161, O:70-72, 65:100, OS:J. Personal and business correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries, daybooks, and other manuscript volumes pertaining to William T. Johnson (1809?-1851), a free, Black barber in Natchez, Mississippi, and to his wife, mother-in-law, and descendants. The papers reflect the condition of cultured and educated free persons of color before and after the Civil War. Also available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America, Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 4, Reels 1-6. Mss. 529, 561, 597, 770, 926, 1093.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 529, 561, 597, 770, 926, 1093
Manuscript Topic
African Americans
French
Natchez, Mississippi
Performing Arts
Plantations
Spanish
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1793
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