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- Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1831 December 18
- In the letter she discusses supplying their slaves with winter clothes; the cotton and corn harvests and hog killing on the plantation; the upcoming presidential campaign, in which Andrew Jackson will not run; a new law in Louisiana prohibiting the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Emma Dellet, at school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to her father, James, in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1841 December 18
- In the letter Emma describes music lessons, coursework, classmates, new acquaintances, the weather, and social activities. She makes a few references to African Americans, and she closes her letter with "Give my love to the servants."
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- James Dellet.
- Dellet was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1819, from 1821 to 1822, from 1825 to 1826, and from 1830 to 1832. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841 and from 1843 to 1845.
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- Letter from Thomas Lovett to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1821 March 23
- In the letter Lovett discusses a dispute over a slave from the estate of John Bell; because Dellet had been involved with Bell's purchase of the slave, Lovett asks him to supply any available records related to the transaction.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Frederick Miller to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1834 March 25
- In the letter Miller discusses a mill he would like to purchase, the return of a slave woman who has run away, and the possibility of selling some of his slaves to pay for his son's debts.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Y. Dickinson to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835 April 10
- Dickinson writes while traveling through the Alabama to settle claims before going to New York. He asks Dellet to collect money owed him by B. F. Porter; because Porter has land and slaves, Dickinson thinks he should have no trouble paying the debt.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Witherington to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1837 May 10
- In the letter Witherington discusses the upcoming trial of one of his slaves. He feels the matter has not been handled fairly, and he asks Dellet for help: "Sir if there is not a stop put to it by some person which has more knowledge about things...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from E. A. English to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1823
- In the letter English discusses the sale of a plantation after the owner's death.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas Strong in Blakeley, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1825 July
- In the letter Strong discusses the sale of several slaves, including one who has run away, and a lawsuit he wants Dellet to file to collect on an unpaid note.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas Strong in Blakeley, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1826 March 20
- In the letter Strong discusses a lawsuit over payment of medical expenses for a slave who was hired out while sick.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John F. Lovett to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1827 February 10
- In the letter Lovett invites Dellet to visit him at home. He also mentions showing a piece of property to a possible buyer and the recent death of a female slave.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1829 October 12
- The writers of the letter want to hire Dellet to collect a debt owed by Jesse Reid, a slave trader: "The said Reid absconds from every place he fines we are pursuing him, he is an artful man & pretends by way of stratagem to transfer his property...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William McConnell in Washington County, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830 March
- In the letter McConnell discusses debts he owes and recent payment for legal services that Dellet provided. He also mentions personal problems, such as the loss of his sons, "negro woman," and house; he is left alone to plant and harvest his crops.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas McConnell to James Dellet in Mobile County, Alabama.
- 1830 April 16
- In the letter McConnell discusses the administration of an estate, specifically mentioning the slaves.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William McConnico to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830 April 30
- In the letter McConnico discusses a neighbor, W. Tarry, who has been trespassing on his land and stealing timber. McConnico asks Dellet to file a lawsuit against Tarry.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from W. Mobly to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830 August 12
- In the letter Mobly discusses a judgment Dellet obtained against Benjamin Darby, requiring him to pay several hundred dollars. If he cannot pay, the slaves of his ward, William B. Darby, will have to be sold instead. Mobly asks that Dellet delay...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Cabaniss in Social Circle, Georgia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1830 August 9
- The previous year Dellet had obtained a favorable judgment for Cabaniss in a lawsuit over the purchase of a slave. Cabaniss writes that his opponent has been given a new trial, and he is fearful that "thare is some danger of your loosing the case...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James Gordon to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832 February 25
- In the letter Gordon discusses a case involving Thomas Wiggins, an agent for Guilford Nicholson, and a slave girl who had been "under affiliction" with William Campbell. In a note at the bottom of the letter, Campbell mentions a payment he had made...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter to James Dellet, informing him that his slave Barry had escaped with others the previous night.
- 1832 March 31
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from W. A. Stewart in Burnt Corn, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1832 June 8
- In the letter Stewart explains that he is trying to borrow money from the bank at Tuscaloosa, and he asks Dellet to recommend him for the loan. His describes his financial situation: "...I have negroes & land to the amount of 2 or 3000 dollars,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection