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Oversize letter from Zachariah Mead to Nancy Binney Hull Hickman, 1838 August 24

 File — Flat_Box: Archival Oversized Box S 6, Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): 1

Scope and Contents

Zachariah Mead (husband of Anna Maria Otis Mead Chalmers) writes a letter to his mother-in-law Nancy Binney "Anne" Hickman dated August 24, 1838 in which he describes to her the legislation required for bringing enslaved persons to another state. The family wants to move from Newton, Massachusetts to Richmond, Virginia and take Othello "Tillo" Freeman with them.

Dates

  • Creation: 1838 August 24

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Cubic Feet (9 document boxes) : 9 legal size document boxes, 2 oversize documents and one oversize account book. (and 3 flat boxes in original collection).

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States