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Business Correspondence, 1823 January-February

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Correspondents, chiefly with William F. Wickham, include: James Dunlop, Ninian Edwards, John Ferguson, C.B. Fleet, William Fleet, Robert Gracie, Francis Gregg, James Hagarty, George E. Harrison, James Henderson, L. Jones, T. Jones, and Robert King.

Letters involving enslavement or enslaved laborers include one from L. Jones, asking for protection for “old Billy” and mentioning other issues concerning the welfare of enslaved laborers, January 2, 1823, and another letter from Ninian Edwards discussing the possible purchase of a female enslaved laborer for the wife of Dr. Harvey Lane, January 13, 1823.

Dates

  • Creation: 1823 January-February

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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University of Virginia
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