Joel Butler, Orangeburgh District, autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes

Item Information

Title:
Joel Butler, Orangeburgh District, autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes
Description:
Asks $1000 for Negro Amsted, to be sold as soon as possible.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
[ca. 1852–1857]
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 28, Folder 104 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ws859m49q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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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 supplied by cataloger based on bulk dates of the collection.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 322 no. 104
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 28 F104