Bulow children, cites the sale of 170 Negroes. The mortgage and subsequent sale of Buck Hall and
Washington plantations are two important properties that were sold under Rose’s stewardship. There
are a number of letters from a Mr. Francis Winthrop (another trustee) regarding the finances of the
Bulow estate. One letter dated 27 Oct. 1864 acknowledges receipt of a “certificate of 15 million
loan, interest and powers to satisfy mortgages of Jas. Fitzpatrick and Chas Pinckney came safely to
hand.” There is more from Mr. Winthrop regarding the Bulow estate during the Civil War.
Apparently a great deal of money was invested in Confederate bonds. One bank book for Arthur G.
Rose from the Bank of Charleston reflects the wealth of the Rose family in the 1850’s with consider-
able sums of money being accumulated. A ledger marked “Dividends” shows how each family member
owned stock in the Bank of Charleston, Macon and Western Railroad and other investments. During
the late 1840’s and through the 1850’s, the Roses, father and son did a great deal of traveling abroad.
This is reflected in the two passports from 1849 and 1856. One signed by James Buchanan, then
Secretary of State. Both are elaborate documents bearing official stamps from Paris, London, Rome,
Strasburg etc. and give an idea of the business that the Roses were conducting in Great Britain and
the Continent. There are a number of bank books for members of the Rose family and one book
marked “Bills and Receipts” covers Arthur G., Amelia, A. B. Rose Anna and Margaret Rose. The
fall of the Confederacy and Reconstruction can be seen in the dwindling fortunes of the Rose family,
with the mortgaging and sale of family properties in the 1880’s through the turn of the century. A
small pocket diary from 1871 suggests that the elder Rose had moved to New York and was doing
business from there. There are a number of later documents, tax receipts etc from the 1880’s and
1890’s that would indicate that the Rose family was still in the Charleston area and doing business.
A document, dated Jan. 15, 1890 leases a piece of Rose property for the purpose of making turpen-
tine. Other documents are for rentals to farmers etc.
A RARE AND FASCINATING COLLECTION OF
PAPERS SPANNING NEARLY A CENTURY
;
AN EXCELLENT PRIMARY RESOURCE
.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—TEXAS.)
Manuscript legal brief,
detailing a
complicated case over the possession of a young Negro boy, “Wash.” 5 pages. folio; dock-
eted.
Houston, 21 November 1849
[400/600]
Brief filed for Alexander McDonald against charges brought against him by Margaret McGuire
for illegal possession of the slave boy, Wash. Wash had died on 29 September 1848, making
any remedy monetary.
Texas slave documents are scarce. One involving a deceased slave and claims made well after a
limitation statue is unusual.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) RENTAL OF SLAVE FOR RAILROAD.
”For the Hire of Negro Man Isaac.”
Printed document, accomplished by hand. A
check-sized form from the Virginia Central Railroad. (WGC) Virginia, 1857
[350/500]
The use of slaves to build portions of America’s railroad system was wide-spread. The Virginia
Central Railroad was an early railroad in the state of Virginia that operated between 1850
and 1868 from Richmond westward for 206 miles (332 km) to Covington.
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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—ALABAMA.)
Family dispute over the own-
ership of nine slaves.
Partially printed document, accomplished by hand. Single folio
leaf, printed and written on one side and docketed on the reverse. (WGC)
Lawrence County, ALA, 1858
[500/750]
