Burch, Kirkland & Co., Montgomery, Ala., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 7 November 1856

Item Information

Title:
Burch, Kirkland & Co., Montgomery, Ala., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 7 November 1856
Description:
Local prices; state of Negroes on consignment.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
November 7, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 36, Folder 575 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764843s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
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. 575
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 36 F575