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John C. Calhoun writes to J.E. Calhoun and tells him of an enslaved person, Aleck, who has run away from Fort Hill. John C. Calhoun asks J.E. to keep an eye out for Aleck and that if he sees him, to have him whipped and sent back.

In this letter, Floride Calhoun writes to her son, telling a story about Issey, a house slave at Fort Hill. According to the letter, Issey set fire to a pillow on a bed. As punishment, Floride sent Issey away but rather believes she should have been…

This bill of sale documents the sale of Stephney, described as "a bright mulatto boy," from Floride Calhoun to her son, A.P. Calhoun in 1851. It appears that Stephney returned to Fort Hill prior to the appraisal in 1865 as he is listed on the list of…

In 1854, Andrew Pickens (A.P.) Calhoun purchased Fort Hill plantation, including 54 slaves, from his mother, Floride. He sold his plantation in Alabama, Canebrake, in 1863. After A.P.’s death in 1865, this appraisal showed 139 enslaved persons at…

Susan Clemson Richardson was enslaved at Fort Hill where she helped care for the Clemson children as a teenager. She often slept in the room adjacent to Anna Maria Clemson with a string tied to her wrist so that she could be awoken in the middle of…

After the death of John C. Calhoun, his wife, Floride, sold Fort Hill to their son, Andrew Pickens Calhoun. Included in this inventory and sale was a list of 50 enslaved persons.