Henry and Laura Caroline Shelby Blood papers
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Description
The papers of Henry and Laura Blood contain correspondence, financial documents including receipts, bills, and account statments as well as deeds and other legal documents. The material documents the extensive business dealings of the family, much of it in land speculation, across five states, Tennessee, Texas, New York, Kansas, Vermont and Minnesota. Much of the business correspondence is between Henry Blood and his managers, in particular with Adrian Van Sinderen (A.V.S.) Lindsley in Nashville, Tennessee. A small amount of family and personal correspondence is also included. Of note is material related to the hiring, buying and selling of enslaved people. Box 1 contains an itemized listing of the majority of correspondence in this collection with letters refering to enslaved people highlighted.
Dates
- 1830 - 1899
Creator
- Blood, Henry, 1811-1885 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.
Extent
11 linear ft. (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository