E.D. Galbraith, New Orleans, La., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 1 May 1857

Item Information

Title:
E.D. Galbraith, New Orleans, La., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 1 May 1857
Description:
Requests publication of notice cancelling note given J.J. Williams for a Negro who soon died.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
May 1, 1857
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 34, Folder 426 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764389c
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. 426
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 34 F426