BUTLER PLANTATION PAPERS
The Papers of Pierce Butler (1744-1822) and successors,
from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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AMO 368 v1 & v2: Pierce Butler Letterbooks
- vol 1 - 3 Jan 1787 - 13 Jan 1822: Indexed
- vol 2 - 12 July 1794 - 2 Feb 1822: Indexed
Wister Family Papers: Pierce Butler Correspondence, 1779-1822
(Collection 1962, Box 31, folders 1-7)

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Collection 1447, Box 1, folders 1-20 (seal omitted):
- Pierce Butler's appointment to Senate Committee 1789
- Legislature matters, 1775-1803 (including notes on South Carolina finances)
- Congressional Papers, 1789-99 (including notes on Domestic Debt, US Treasury, Banking & Loans, Trade & Customs Duties, Imports & Exports, Foreign Affairs, the treaties with Algiers & Britain, Indian Affairs, and the Military)
- Business Matters, 1787-1821 (including notes on the Bank of the United States)

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Collection 1447, Box 2, folders 1-26:
- Political miscellaneous, 1776-1873 (including Orations & Addresses and notes on Indian Affairs and exploration of North-West America)
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: George Hooper, 1786-1803, Roswell King, 1803-14.

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Collection 1447, Box 3, folders 1-19:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: Roswell King, 1815-30, Roswell King Jr, 1815-21.

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Collection 1447, Box 4, folders 1-22:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: Roswell King Jr, 1822-32.

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Collection 1447, Box 5, folders 1-23:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: Roswell King Jr, 1833-54, Alexander Blue, 1847-59, S W Wilson, 1848-49, James M Couper, 1879-80.

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Collection 1447, Box 6, folders 1-18:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: James M Couper, 1881-85, Owen J Wister, 1879-85

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Collection 1447, Box 6, folders 19-27:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: James W Leigh, 1877-85, Frank K Leigh, 1879-85, J H Johnston, 1879-85, Miscellaneous, 1779-1803.
Collection 1447, Box 7, folders 1-10:
- Plantation Managers' Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1804-85, Crop Reports, 1800-1884, Livestock Reports, 1801-1834

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Collection 1447, Box 7, folders 11-20:
- Shipping Agents' Correspondence and Accounts: William Hunter, 1773-1800, Nicholas Hurry, 1802-04, Harrison & Latham, 1807-25
Collection 1447, Box 8, folders 1-16:
- Shipping Agents' Correspondence and Accounts: Harrison & Latham, 1826-34, Simon Magwood, 1814-29

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Collection 1447, Box 8, folders 17-20:
- Shipping Agents' Correspondence and Accounts: John McNish, 1815-26, Barrington King, 1819-29
Collection 1447, Box 9, folders 1-24:
- Shipping Agent's Correspondence and Accounts: Chisolm & Taylor, 1825-35, Robert Habersham, 1827-49, William Lawton, 1847-57
Collection 1447, Box 10, folders 1-4:
- Shipping Agents' Correspondence and Accounts: Octavius Cohen, 1879-85, William C Bee, 1879-84, Miscellaneous Agents, 1801-81.

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Collection 1447, Box 10, folders 5-26:
- Balance Sheets, 1877-84; Inventories, 1879-84; Lists of Slaves, 1775-1815; Births & Deaths of Slaves, 1800-34; Transactions in Slaves, 1780-1804; Miscellaneous materials concerning slaves, 1780-1820; Georgia Business Matters, 1884-85; Plantation Miscellaneous: Land Transactions, 1779-1825
Collection 1447, Box 11, folders 1-2:
- Plantation Miscellaneous: Accounts, 1788-1881; Travel, 1854

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Collection 1447, Box 11, folders 3-21
- Wills & Estate Papers, 1771-1860; Deeds & Leases, 1801-86
[Collection 1447, Box 12 - contains 3 very large and unwieldy legal documents which were considered unsuitable for filming and thus were omitted]
Collection 1447, Box 13, folders 1-15:
- Property Documents, 1797-1903

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Collection 1447, Box 14, folders 1-23:
- Property Documents, 1761-1900; Financial Affairs, 1766-1889; Butler Estate Miscellaneous, 1786-1890; Cases, Claims & Law Suits, 1797-1804

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Collection 1447, Box 15, folders 1-23:
- Cases, Claims & Law Suits, 1780-1881
Collection 1447, Box 16, folders 1-7
- Cases, Claims & Law Suits, 1774-1823

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Collection 1447, Box 16, folders 8-18:
- Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1784-1819; Miscellaneous Items
Collection 1447, Oversize Mss 1-14:
- Military Appointments, 1761 & 1762; Wills & Related documents, 1771, 1780, 1784 & 1837; Deeds of Annuity (3), 1785; Lease, 1816; Brief of Title, 1836; Covenant, 1836; Accounts of William Payne, 1786-88; Complaint of Daniel Bourdeaux, 1788
Collection 109A, volumes 1 & 2:
- Estate of J Butler, Deceased, 1862-64

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Collection 109A, Box 1, folders 1-25:
- Crops & Shipping records, 1846-85; Post Slavery Plantation Business Records, 1879-84

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Collection 109A, Box 2, folders 1-20:
- Post Slavery Plantation Business Records, 1879-84

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Collection 109A, Box 3, folders 1-29:
- Property Records, 1810-89
Collection 109A, Box 4, folders 1-9:
- Family Financial Affairs, J & P Butler Estate, 1843-51

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Collection 109A, Box 4, folders 10-24:
- Family Financial Affairs, J & P Butler Estate, 1852-80
Collection 109A, Box 5, folders 1-10:
- Family Financial Affairs, J & P Butler Estate, 1881-85

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Collection 109A, Box 5, folders 11-20:
- Family Financial Affairs, J & P Butler Estate, 1886-90
Collection 109A, Box 6, folders 1-17:
- Family Financial Affairs, J & P Butler Estate, 1891-94; Family Financial Affairs, G M Butler, 1849-61.

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Collection 109A, Box 6, folders 18-24:
- Family Financial Affairs, Tax Receipts, 1825-94
Collection 109A, Box 7, folders 1-25:
- Family Financial Affairs, Water Rent Receipts, 1848-94; Family Financial Affairs, Wharfage, 1818-23; Family Financial Affairs, Cancelled checks, 1852-85; Miscellanea (Biddle Letter, 1874; UDC Resolution, 1905; The National Tribune, 1891)
Collection 109B, volume 1:
- Business Letters, 1859-68

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Collection 109B, Box 1, folders 1-32:
- The Plantations: Ships, Crops, Slaves, Pay Roll, 1780-1884; Butler Estate Papers, Property, 1832-87; Butler Estate Papers, Estate of Sir Thomas Butler, 1791-93; Butler Estate Papers, Thomas Parker Butler, Receipts, 1791-95; Major Pierce Butler, Correspondence, 1795-1821; Major Pierce Butler, Financial Matters, 1793-1819 & Receipts, 1775-1819; Frances & Thomas Butler, Schooling Receipts, 1784-95; Pierce Butler II: Name Change, 1826; Financial Matters, 1843-67; Letterbook, 1837; Divorce Papers, 1849-50; His Death, 1867-1908; Frances Butler Leigh, Income Statements, 1873-81; Miscellaneous: Butler Family History, 1870-1930; Cases, Claims & Law Suits, 1857-88; Miscellaneous.