Lot 18 · The Southern Historian’s Collection · Sunday, November 8
Col. John McKenzie Antebellum Slave Sale & Plantation Archive, 1831–1844
Estimate $2,000–4,000
An extensive collection of historical sale receipts documenting the purchase of enslaved persons, accompanied by a later plantation appraisal; the purchases by Col. John McKenzie. The archive comprises 38 items in total, referencing 88 enslaved individuals.
| Provenance | John McKenzie family; associated with the Edward Pattillo Collection, Montgomery, Alabama. |
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| Note | Collection of antebellum slave sale receipts and plantation records, circa 1831–1844, documenting transactions involving enslaved individuals, including purchases in Lancaster District, South Carolina. Identified sellers include Robert Stinson, Thomas Cureton, William McClure, and the Walter Izard estate. Accompanied by a plantation appraisal dated March 24, 1840. |
| Literature | See Edward Pattillo, Carolina Planters on the Alabama Frontier: The Spencer-Robeson-McKenzie Family Papers (2011), for related family and historical records. |
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Part of our collection spotlight: Southern History & Documents.
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