Summary Information

Title: Burwell-Guy family papers
Creator: Burwell family and Guy family
Inclusive dates: 1820-1873
Bulk dates: 1840-1859
Extent: 114 items (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract:

The Burwell-Guy collection documents antebellum plantation life on a North Carolina tobacco plantation, including the role of family and hospitality, the tobacco economy that supported such a lifestyle, and the slave system that enabled it to function.

Language: The material is in English
Repository: William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan

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