E. C. Briscoe, Port Gibson, Miss., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 27 August 1854

Item Information

Title:
E. C. Briscoe, Port Gibson, Miss., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 27 August 1854
Description:
Asks Oakes to interview T.N. Gadsden regarding boy sold him who proved insane.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
August 27, 1854
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 33, Folder 362 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Mentally ill persons
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. 362
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 33 F362