Owings, R.M. & Co., Hamburg, manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 24 December 1856

Item Information

Title:
Owings, R.M. & Co., Hamburg, manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 24 December 1856
Description:
Sends payment for Tim, sold Josiah Schley; wants other Negroes.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
December 24, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 35, Folder 536 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Paying bills
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. 536
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 35 F536