Nathan Johnston, Beech Branch, Tenn., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes

Item Information

Title:
Nathan Johnston, Beech Branch, Tenn., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes
Description:
Asks for descriptions of two Negroes advertised.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
[ca. 1852–1857]
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 30, Folder 222 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sh223
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
The Ziba B. Oakes papers were found in a slave pen in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 20, 1865 by James Redpath. In April 1865, Redpath presented them to William Lloyd Garrison. The collection was donated to the Boston Public Library on November 11, 1891 by Francis Gardner Garrison.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger based on bulk dates of the collection.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 322 no. 222
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 30 F222