Albert Happoldt, [Charleston, S.C.], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 26 October 1856

Item Information

Title:
Albert Happoldt, [Charleston, S.C.], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 26 October 1856
Description:
Sends field hands Ceaser and wife Nanny to be sold.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
October 26, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 36, Folder 598 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w37649120
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. 598
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 36 F598