Rice C. Ballard papers

Rice Carter Ballard (c. 1800-1860) was an agent in the internal slave trade in the United States and co-owner of several plantations in the Mississippi Valley. The Rice C. Ballard Papers, 1822-1888, are a trove of information on the institution of slavery. The collection contains such documents as correspondence, slave lists, slave trading accounts, and plantation journals, all illuminating aspects of the institution of slavery.