J. A. Bitting, Huntsville, Ala., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 25 October 1856

Item Information

Title:
J. A. Bitting, Huntsville, Ala., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 25 October 1856
Description:
Would like to buy a few Negroes if fever danger over.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
October 25, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 37, Folder 602 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764924s
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. 602
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 37 F602