Venancio Sanchez, St. Augustine, Fla., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 10 February 1855

Item Information

Title:
Venancio Sanchez, St. Augustine, Fla., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 10 February 1855
Description:
Boy John unsatisfactory; want to buy good sound boy. In hand of Alonzo A. Brown.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
February 10, 1855
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 30, Folder 240 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
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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 from item.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 322 no. 240
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 30 F240