Virginia enslaver documentsVirginia enslaver documents MSS 15982Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

24 February 2017

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:48:18 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Virginia enslaver documents MSS 15982 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/260 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1822-1860 English BW 1 1 [X031589196] Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Provenance

Accession 15982 Purchased 8 July 2015; Alfred Henry Byrd Endowment Fund, 2015/2016.

 Arrangement

Documents are in order by date from 1822 to 1860.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 15982, Enslaver documents, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

This collection of Elisha Roberts and other enslavers holders documents (1822-1860; 0.03 cubic feet) consists of inventories, bill of sales, and appraisal lists of household items including enslaved people of Elisha Roberts, Gotlif Schmidt, James Broddus, Robert Allen Givens, John Cornelison, Jr., Francis Carter, Archibal Brooks, Henry Carpenter, Lewis Campbell, John Bentley, and Talton Taylor.

 Slavery--United States -- Virginia