When it comes to researching enslaved people, finding the slavery-related documents they may appear in is…
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Butler Island Plantation Overseer’s Reports (1803-1820)
The 1803-1820 Butler Island Overseer Reports that were sent to Maj. Pierce Butler in Philadelphia have…
Finding Maj. Pierce Butler’s enslaved people who left Georgia with the British in 1815
When the British finally arrived in Georgia in 1815, during the War of 1812, they did…
Case study: Creating a research strategy to find my lost connection to Maj. Pierce Butler’s enslaved people
There are times when the work of other genealogy researchers inspires you to undertake some deep…