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- 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 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 James Martin in Mobile, Alabama, to James Dellet in Washington, D.C.
- 1844 March 29
- In the letter Martin comments on Dellet's rebuke of John Quincy Adams over his recent speech to African American citizens in Pittsburgh: "His expressed wish that the day of blood and carnage might come upon the South by a servile war is I think...
- 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 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 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 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 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 John N. Ormond to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1839 January 1
- In the letter Ormond explains that he has lost his recent suit against John Howie, and he asks Dellet to look into the matter and attempt to get another trial.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Alexander B. Puryear in Burnt Corn, Alabama, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835 April 30
- In the letter Puryear describes a "handsome lott of Negroes" he has just received, and he asks if Dellet would be interested in purchasing any: "I am retailing them fast at $900 but if you would take largely I would afford them for something less...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from S. C. Richardson to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1838 November 16
- In the letter Richardson describes mules that are being sold by a man from Kentucky, and he asks if Dellet would like to purchase any.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from S. Richardson to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835 December 10
- In the letter Richardson describes slaves and a horse his brother is selling.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John J. Roach to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
- 1835 December 9
- In the letter Roach asks Dellet to represent a captured runaway slave at his trial.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- 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 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 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 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 J. W. Stuckey in Bishopville, South Carolina, to S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1839 February 26
- In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection