Frances C. Roberts Thesis Rough Draft
Scope and Contents
The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 - 1930
Creator
- From the Collection: Roberts, Frances Cabaniss, Dr. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Extent
From the Collection: 105 Linear feet (143 boxes and 19 oversize.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
, Aderlaide 40
, Albert Milton (slave) 28
, Albert Milton 79
, Amos (slave) 28
, Amos 42, 45, 67, 81, 82
, Armstrong (slave) 28
, Armstrong aka John A. 67
, Armstrong 35, 42, 45
, Austin (slave) 28
, Austin 35, 42, 45, 81, 82
, Bolling (Peggy's son) 66
, Bolling 34, 42, 45
, Bradford (slave) 10
, Bradford 24, 25, 29, 39, 40, 45, 48
, Caroline (slave) 10, 12
, Caroline emancipated 22
, Caroline 23, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 45, 81
, Celia (deceased) 28
, Charlie 104
, Dick (slave) 28
, Dick 34, 42, 45, 67, 76, 77
, Elizabeth (Caroline's infant) emancipated 22
, Elizabeth (Elvira's infant) emancipated 22
, Elizabeth (Jane's child) emancipated 22
, Elizabeth (slave) 11, 12, 14
, Elizabeth 35, 41, 45, 58, 67, 82, 83
, Elvina 33
, Elvira (slave) 9, 10, 12
, Elvira emancipated 22
, Elvira 23, 24, 25, 29, 35, 36, 38, 42, 45, 48, 67, 74
, Emaline 83
, Emily (deceased) 28
, Emily 81
, Frances 77
, Freeman (slave) 28
, Freeman 34, 42, 45
, George (slave) 9
, George (son of Virginia) 62
, Hannah (slave) 28
, Hannah 35, 42, 45, 67, 68
, Harrington 41, 45, 79
, Harrison or Harrington (slave) 28
, Henry (slave) 28
, Henry 35, 42, 45, 48, 81
, Hrnry 82
, Jane (daughter of Rachel) 77
, Jane (daughter of Rainey) 68
, Jane (slave - daughter of Rachel) 28
, Jane (slave - daughter of Rainey) 28
, Jane (wife of Wesley) emancipated 22
, Jane 23, 24, 29, 33, 34, 42, 45
, Joseph (age 9) 22
, Joseph (slave) 28
, Joseph Bradford (slave) 12
, Joseph Bradford emancipated 22
, Joseph 41, 45, 79
, Lucy (daughter of Rachel) 41, 79
, Lucy (slave - daughter of Rachel) 28
, Lucy 33, 34, 45, 77
, Malinda (slave) 28
, Malinda 35, 45, 74
, Martha (slave) 28
, Martha 33, 34, 42, 45, 51, 68, 84
, Martin alias Wade 67
, Martin or Wade (slave) 28
, Martin 35, 42
, Mary Boling (slave - daughter of Rachel) 28
, Mary 34, 45, 77
, Milcha (age 12) 22
, Milcha (slave) 10, 12
, Milcha emancipated 22
, Milcha 25, 29, 39, 41, 42, 45, 79
, Milly (slave) 28
, Milly 34, 42, 45
, Osborne (age 17) 22
, Osborne (slave) 10, 12
, Osborne emancipated 22
, Osborne 25, 29, 39, 41, 45
, Parthenia (age 15) 22
, Parthenia (slave) 10, 12
, Parthenia emancipated 22
, Parthenia 25, 29, 39, 40, 42, 45, 48
, Peggy (slave - daughter of Rachel) 28
, Peggy 34, 45, 77
, Rachel (slave) 28
, Rachel 34, 35, 41, 45, 68, 77, 80
, Rainey (slave) 28
, Rainey 33, 34, 35, 42, 45, 48, 51, 68, 80, 81, 84
, Roxanna Elizabeth (slave) 28
, Samuel (child of Rainey) 42
, Samuel (slave - child of Rainey) 28
, Sara 58, 67
, Susanna (age 8) 22
, Susanna (slave) 10, 12
, Susanna emancipated 22
, Susanna 25, 29, 40, 45, 48
, Sylvamus (slave) 28
, Sylvamus 42, 45, 67, 81
, Thomas (age 13) 22
, Thomas (Osborne's son) 104
, Thomas (slave) 10, 12
, Thomas emancipated 22
, Thomas 25, 29, 39, 41, 42, 45, 74
, Virginia (slave) 11, 12, 14
, Virginia 41, 45, 48, 62
, Wade 81, 82
, Warner (slave) 28
, Warner 41, 45, 79
, Wesley (Jane's child) emancipated 22
, Wesley (slave) 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17
, Wesley, Jr. 82
, Wesley 23, 24, 25, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 45, 48
, William (slave) 28
, William (son of Martha) 67
, William 35, 42, 45, 84
, Willie 45
, Willis (age 21) 22
, Willis (slave) 10, 12
, Willis emancipated 22
, Willis 24, 25, 29, 37, 41
, Winney (deceased) 28
, Winney 81
, Woodson (slave) 28
, Woodson 24, 33, 35, 38, 42, 45
Abbot, Jane 6
Abbot, W. W. 6
Abernathy, 42
Alabama 26, 37, 38
Albany, Ohio 17, 19
Amonett, John 6
An Experiment in Emancipation of Slaves ? 1
Arnett, B. W. 23
Bell, Gabriel 17
Betts, Edward 105
Bibb, Nettie 62
Black Hook Point, CO 42
Bradly, Joseph & Co. 9
Brookhaven, MS 98
Brown, 42
Bryan, William J. 104
Cabaniss, C. P. 46
Cabaniss, S. D. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 70, 71, 73, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 96, 100, 105
Carlwell, Connecticut 87
Carlwell, John 62
Carlwell, Milcha 41, 86, 87
Carlwell, Nettie 87
Carlwell, R. H. 62
Chadick, W. D. 17, 20, 24, 29
Chadick, William D., Rev. 15
Chadick, 16, 22
Chase, Governor 16
Cheek, John 60, 93
Cincinnati, Ohio 16, 55
Clay, C. C., Jr. 12, 26, 27
Clay, Elvira Townsend 59
Clay, Elvira 67, 74
Clay, Thomas 59
Clermont Academy 50
Colorado 45, 67
Columbus, Ohio 16, 40
Contents Chapter I. Samuel Townsend & Slaves 2
Contents Chapter II. Freedom & Adjustment 2
Contents Chapter III. Activities of Legatees 2
Contents Chapter IV. After-Lives of Legatees 2
Contents Chapter V. Conclusion 2
Cooke, Burtus 75
Cowles, Rachel 40
Davis, Charles S. 5
Douglass, Stephen A. 26, 27
Eddins, Jessie 42, 78
Eddins, Mary 42, 78
emancipation 18
Emily, Capt. 42
Galesburg, IL 43, 45
Gamble, 42
Gellet, Mrs. 42
George, Armstrong 42, 78
George, Mary 78
George, Peggy 42
Georgetown, Colorado 57, 58, 76, 101
Government Documents 117
Grasshopper Falls 34
Green, Henry 66, 80
Green, Mildred (daughter of Rainey) 66
Green, Mildred 80
Gregg, 35
Gruber, E. H. & Co. 48
Hatton, Jacob L. 87
Hazle Green, Madison Co., AL 6
Huntsville, AL 15, 28, 61, 74, 95, 98, 99, 104, 105
Illinois 26
Jackson Co., AL 7
Jones, Thomas, Judge 106, 107
Kansas 45, 83
Lakin, D. L. 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 42
Lakin, David P. 28
Leavenworth City, KS 30
Leavenworth City 34
Leavenworth, KS 35, 41, 43, 45, 58, 66, 77, 78, 82
Letters and Letter Books 118
Lewis, John S. 17
Lindley, C. D. 19, 20
Logan, Dr. 98, 99
Madison Co., AL 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 67, 84
Mastin, John J. 75
McCarty, James 64, 67, 74, 88, 89, 90
McCarty, Parthenia 67
McDaniel, A. V. 8
Meuer, Henry 43, 61, 95
Meuer, Jennie 46
Meuer, Virginia Townsend 43
Mississippi 45
Mitchell, S. T. 23
Moore, Albert Burton 3
Moore, B. B. 63, 80, 81, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92
Moore, Ben 92
Mosley, C. T. 6
New Orleans 9
New Richmond, Ohio 40, 45, 49, 51
New York 26, 79
Newman, 42
Ohio 45
Owen, Thomas W. 4
Parker, J. K. 50
Phillips, Ulrich B. 5
Prince, George 66, 74, 77
Prince, Malinda (daughter of Hannah) 66
Prince, Malinda 74, 77
Roberts, Frances Cabaniss 1
Robinson, James 67, 83
Robinson, Jane 83
Royal, James 66, 79
Royal, Lucy (daughter of Rachel) 66
Royal, Lucy 87
Russellville, KY 62
Rust Institute 98, 99
Rust, R. S., President 29, 31
Rust, R. S. 23, 24, 25, 38, 39, 40, 48
Sage, Jane (daughter of Rachel) 42, 78
Sage, William 42, 78
Sedalia, MO 74
Selma, AL 60
Seward, William H. 26
Shelby, D. D. 94, 95, 98, 99, 103
Shields, Virginia Townsend 95
Smith, Nat 6
St. Joseph, MO 59
Steely, James 19
Stimson, H. K., Rev. 53
Stone, Caroline (daughter of Rainey) 42
Stone, Caroline 63, 64, 78, 81, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
Stone, Dan 42, 63, 90, 91, 92, 93
Taft & Peny 16
Tate, Tammer 107
Taylor, T. W. 4
Taylor, Thomas J. 3
Taylor, 42
Topeka, KS 62, 86, 87
Townsend estate at end of Civil War 47
Townsend, Adelaide 49, 51, 100
Townsend, Amos 82
Townsend, Armstrong, alias John A. Townsend 76
Townsend, Armstrong 74, 75, 77, 105
Townsend, Austin 67
Townsend, Bolling 78
Townsend, Bradford 49
Townsend, Caroline 63
Townsend, Carrie Leintee 98, 99, 100
Townsend, Dick 77, 82
Townsend, Edmond 36
Townsend, Edmund 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Townsend, Elizabeth 36, 37, 39, 40, 72, 74, 75, 76, 93, 94
Townsend, Ella 100
Townsend, Elvira 58, 76, 84
Townsend, Freeman 66, 80, 81
Townsend, Hannah 58, 59, 61, 64, 74, 76, 77
Townsend, Henry 57, 67
Townsend, Ida 100
Townsend, Inez 107
Townsend, Jane (first wife of Wesley) 67
Townsend, Jane 51, 82, 83, 84
Townsend, John E. 11, 14, 36
Townsend, Joseph T. 79
Townsend, Joseph 79
Townsend, Lucy 62
Townsend, Martha 63, 82, 83, 84
Townsend, Milcha 62, 63
Townsend, Osborne 12, 56, 57, 58, 67, 82, 96, 101, 102, 106
Townsend, Parthenia 64, 88, 89, 90
Townsend, Rachel 77
Townsend, Rainey 62, 66
Townsend, Samuel C. 12, 13, 14, 30, 46
Townsend, Samuel estate 50, 53, 61, 65, 70, 71, 73, 76, 108, 109
Townsend, Samuel, Jr. 98, 99
Townsend, Samuel 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 22, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 43, 46, 72, 110, 113
Townsend, Sarah 75
Townsend, Sara 74, 75, 76, 85
Townsend, Susanna 50, 52
Townsend, Sylvamus 82
Townsend, Thomas W. 65
Townsend, Thomas, Jr. 54, 65, 104, 105, 106, 107
Townsend, Thomas 12, 57, 65, 66, 67, 74, 75, 77, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108
Townsend, Virginia 36, 37, 39, 40, 61, 72, 95
Townsend, Wade 75
Townsend, Warner 79
Townsend, Wesley 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32, 40, 41, 43, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 63, 64, 70, 71, 72, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
Townsend, William 84
Townsend, Willie 12
Townsend, Willis 38, 39, 46, 47, 55, 56, 64, 96, 97
Townsend, Woodson 33, 58, 59, 67, 75, 84
Townsend,Susanna 49
Townsend, 28
Turner, Frederick Jackson 3
University, Alabama 1, 2
Wade, 65
Wells, Mrs. 50
Wheat, L. B. & S. E. 91
Wilberforce Boarding School 22
Wilberforce School 25, 29, 31
Wilberforce University 17, 38, 45
Willborn, Elias 11, 12
Wilson, George 100
Xenia, Ohio 17, 23, 37
Yerger, Elizabeth Townsend 43, 60
Yerger, Elizabeth 40, 46, 60, 61
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu