Thank heavens you got on the site. I found it grossly inadequate, but at least a starting point. I wish someone would spearhead a North Carolina (and South Carolina) site. The people on the Lists that I copied (on that original e-mail) have a ton of information on plantations that is really fascinating, not to mention historically beneficial. It might also be a good reference for researching slave information on these plantations. A number of the books that I have are indexed by Plantation name and slave names. I got this this morning from the Georgia State Archives - "The list is a good starting place, but this does not list all the plantations in Georgia. Remember that plantations were large farms, and property records would show up in the Superior Court of the county. Also, there are Slave Schedules in 1850 and 1860 which list the slave owner or overseer and enumerate the slaves (with no names). This will give you a better picture of slave ownership in Georgia during this time period." Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator State Archives of Georgia www.GeorgiaArchives.org Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Hill To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:30 AM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Plantation List for NC. IT is missing two of the largest. (1)Th 22,000 acre Avirett Plantation with slave-partners in the vicinity of Richlands & Catharine Lake, NC of Onslow County. John A.Avirett called his house Loch Katrine Hall Geo Washington ate breakfast there on his Southern Tour.Mr. Avirett lost a son in the Civil War and another son was a Chaplain. I will send you an address where you can read thee book his son the chaplain wrote 6 years after the war. http://docsouth.unc.edu/avirett/avirett.html (2) Palo Alt, 19,000 acres, dated 1830, owned by D. W. Sanders in Onslow or in Cartaret next to Onslow. (3) Burns Plantation large also & was next to Palo Alto. RObt. H.