Dixon Evans letter to James Evans about Dixon's murder of an enslaved person
Content Description
Dates
- 1850-10-04
Conditions Governing Access
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter size folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
General
The letter from Dixon Evans tries to justify his killing of an enslaved person. The unnamed person was trying to obtain food from a dairy and smokehouse and was shot and killed by Evans. Nathaniel Evans wanted to sue Dixon Evans for compensation for the loss of his enslaved laborer. Dixon Evans blamed the enslaved person for his own murderous actions.
- Title
- Dixon Evans to James Evans about Dixon's murder of an enslaved person
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2022-09-26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States