H. Buist, [Charleston, S.C.], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 21 August 1856

Item Information

Title:
H. Buist, [Charleston, S.C.], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 21 August 1856
Description:
On ownership of slave now sick in jail.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
August 21, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 37, Folder 620 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Capture & imprisonment
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w37649783
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. 620
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 37 F620