A. J. McElveen, Sumterville, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 4 December 1854

Item Information

Title:
A. J. McElveen, Sumterville, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 4 December 1854
Description:
Negro prices low; enquiries from client wanting 80 to 150 Negroes; will buy families.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Author:
McElveen, A. J., -1874
Date:
December 4, 1854
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 32, Folder 303 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sk659
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. 303
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 32 F303