A. J. McElveen, Sumter Court House, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 8 September 1856

Item Information

Title:
A. J. McElveen, Sumter Court House, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 8 September 1856
Description:
Wants to give Joe hundred lashes; will come to Charleston; discusses prices.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Author:
McElveen, A. J., -1874
Date:
September 8, 1856
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 37, Folder 608 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Whipping
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764942q
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. 608
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 37 F608