Owings, R.M. & Co., Hamburg, manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 29 May 1857

Item Information

Title:
Owings, R.M. & Co., Hamburg, manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 29 May 1857
Description:
Instructions for delivery of boy John to Golatham Walker.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
May 29, 1857
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 33, Folder 417 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764362z
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. 417
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 33 F417