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- Letter from Lota Cato in Washington County, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.
- 1841 January 1
- In the letter Mrs. Cato, the widow of Burrell P. Cato, asks for Dellet's help in reclaiming several slaves who have been taken to Texas by the executor of her husband's will. Because of a law prohibiting "the importing or bringing negroes from any...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.
- 1843 November 26
- In the letter Gorin asks Dellet to buy three slaves so she can help pay some of her husband's debt. She wants him to purchase the man, woman, and child for $1,300, and then she plans to take them to New Orleans and hire them out by the day. It is...
- 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
- Letters to James Dellet, regarding the sale of two slave boys that he is interested in purchasing.
- 1838 November
- The first letter, from the firm of Norris and Keith in Mobile, Alabama, discusses the pending sale and asks Dellet to instruct Colonel Richardson, who will handle the transaction. In the second letter, S. C. Richardson informs Dellet that he...
- 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 Miller Davison in Monroe County, Alabama, to James Dellet in Washington, D.C.
- 1844 February 1
- In the letter Davison, an overseer for Dellet, discusses weather, livestock, and harvesting crops. He also describes punishing two slaves. He whipped a woman and shot a man in the leg; according to Davidson, "...I went to whip him and he told me if...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from J. W. Tyson, Second Assistant Postmaster General, to James Dellet in Washington, D.C.
- 1844 March 26
- In the letter Tyson appoints Wiley Fort postmaster at White Hall, Alabama, replacing Richard Wooten. At the time the letter was written, Dellet was serving in the United States House of Representatives; he served there from 1839 to 1841 and from...
- 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
- Letter from James H. Hawkins in Sparta, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835 July 10
- In the letter Hawkins describes a case involving a slave woman who was purchased by a freedman, and then reclaimed and sold several times. He asks Dellet to represent Napoleon and Massina Starke, who want to recover the woman.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from W. Minter in Cahaba, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1837 July 17
- Minter has just been appointed the guardian of George and Sarah Bowie, and he is trying to collect money owed to the children by their former guardian. He asks for Dellet's assistance in the matter.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1838 June 24
- In the letter Gibbons asks for Dellet's advice about a dispute between members of the English family, involving the hiring out of slaves.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters from S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1838 June
- In the letters Gibbons discusses a public sale of property belonging to the proprietors of Goodman, Miller & Co. The property is being sold to pay off debts, and there is disputing among the interested parties, particularly over several slaves.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from D. D. Dumas in Wilcox County, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1838 July 21
- In the letter Dumas discusses buying some of Dellet's slaves.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1842 October 22
- The letter informs Dellet that shoes he ordered for his slaves have been shipped. The bill for the purchase is written at the top of the letter; the price reflects "the particulars of our cotton market."
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from a committee of the Whig Delegation in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet.
- 1843 May 15
- In the letter, the members inform Dellet that he has been nominated as the Whig candidate for the first congressional district in the elections of August 1843.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from P. Bullard in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet in Washington, D. C.
- 1843 November 7
- In the letter Bullard, an overseer for Dellet, describes harvesting and shipping crops; weather and river conditions; and supplies needed for the slaves. He plans to order hats and handkerchiefs from Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile. At the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from L. D. Morris in Selma, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1843 November 7
- In the letter Morris, who is applying to be an overseer for Dellet, gives his terms for managing the plantation: he will take $1,000 to manage over fifty slaves and $800 to manage fifty or fewer.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1843 November 16
- The letter informs Dellet that the goods he recently ordered have been shipped. The bill for the purchase is written at the top of the letter. Included are pages from Merchants and Planters Prices Current, which gives details of the cotton market:...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the firm of Destia, Sheppard and Company in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1842 November 5
- The letter informs Dellet that the bagging and rope he recently ordered have been shipped. It also discusses Dellet's upcoming shipment of cotton to the firm and the state of the cotton market in general: "The demand for cotton continues to be...
- 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