Berkeley County, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1288
The papers and receipts of Sheriff Daniel Lefevre that reflect county business and his legal practice, with similar papers of other nearby residents. Also includes letters, documents, and news clippings about the socioeconomic, antebellum, and Civil War history of Berkeley County, [West] Virginia and Maryland. There are slave inventories containing descriptions and prices, and letters about the treatment of slaves and their conduct. Specific reference is made to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
English
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1.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 ft. 1/2 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder))
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