John Cox, Columbia, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 23 January 1855

Item Information

Title:
John Cox, Columbia, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 23 January 1855
Description:
Asks assistance in getting Primus out of workhouse for Thomas J. Kelly, secretary of Duck River Slack Water Navigation Co.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Date:
January 23, 1855
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 31, Folder 254 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sj18q
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. 254
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 31 F254