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- Statement and two letters regarding the delivery of two slaves from South Carolina to Alabama.
- 1829
- The transaction seems to be between Thomas Dugan and Joseph Rivers. In the first letter Dugan writes James W. Goodman of Claiborne, Alabama, asking him to sue Rivers and recover one of the slaves. The statement is signed by all men involved in the...
- 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
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by John Butterworth of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Spiers.
- 1818
- Butterworth purchased the slave, a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old young woman named Fanny, for $500 on April 6, 1818. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Fanny: first, she was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Augustine Burge of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Pitcher.
- 1815-1818
- Burge purchased the slave, woman named Mary Ann, for $400 on November 25, 1815. On the back of the receipt are three further transactions involving Mary Ann: first, she was transferred to John Butterworth on April 6, 1818; then she was sold to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas Flournoy of Augusta, Georgia, to Bolling Hall.
- 1823 January 3
- In the letter Flournoy says that he is no longer interested in maintaining a plantation, and he asks Hall to purchase some of his slaves: "Lawyers, doctors, & merchants should have nothing to do with plantations & negroes--Overseers are...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Bill of sale for slaves bought by James Dellet of Claiborne, Alabama, from Joseph G. Lindsey of Richmond, Virginia.
- 1840 July 22
- Dellet purchased eleven slaves, male and female, ranging in age from two to thirty-three.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser, volume 3, number 66.
- 1820 June 7
- The issue includes advertisements and articles on the following topics: goods and services offered by local businesses; legal notices and estate sales; national and international political, economic, and military news; public land sales in Alabama...
- 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 James F. McKee in Wilmington, North Carolina, to the police of Mobile, Alabama.
- 1831 November 3
- In the letter McKee warns the men of a new slave in Mobile who had been banished from North Carolina because of "seditious conduct" the year before: "While acting as Magistrate of Police last August my attention...was called to the circulation of...
- 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 from Hutson Lee in South Carolina to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1858 October 17
- In the letter Lee describes twenty-nine slaves he is selling. He gives specific details about any individuals who are not "sound and capable" or "prime and hearty," and he also mentions parent-child relationships. The price for each slave is $725....
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Charlotte Cherry in West Point, Georgia, to her uncle, Bolling Hall in Alabama.
- 1863 September 8
- In the letter Charlotte discusses the settlement of her grandfather's estate (Abner Crenshaw), over which Hall is executor ("Dr Reese told me that you & Uncle Walter had concluded to sell the negroes & everything else"); her plans to purchase one...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James A. Cherry in West Point, Georgia, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1863 August 5
- In the letter Cherry discusses the estate of Abner Crenshaw of which Hall is executor. He is writing on behalf of his niece, Charlotte Cherry, granddaughter of Abner Crenshaw. A transcript is included.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Charlotte Cherry in West Point, Georgia, to her uncle, Bolling Hall in Alabama.
- 1863 July 29
- In the letter Charlotte discusses the sale and exchange of slaves from the estate of her grandfather Abner Crenshaw, of which Hall is executor: "I will take Harriet at the appraised...price. What did Dorcus & her family value at. if you please let...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James M. Lindsey in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet.
- 1840 December 28
- In the letter Lindsey describes local events to Dellet, who is away from his home in Claiborne. He mentions a recent election; poor economic conditions and the glutted cotton market; the capture of slaves who had run away; and a feud between two...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Account and memorandum book kept by James A. Tait from 1831 to 1844.
- 1831-1844
- In the book Tait records financial matters, including his account with J. & E. Austill; expenses incurred by his son, Charles, while attending the University of Alabama; the cost of supplies used to build a new house; the purchase of slaves; and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by David Tate from Sophia McComb.
- 1819 March
- Tate purchased the slave, a fourteen-year-old young woman named Flora, for $500 in Monroe County of the Alabama Territory.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by Presley Davis from John A. Stringer.
- 1848 October 2
- Davis purchased the slave, an eight-year-old boy named Pinkney, for $300 in Pike County, Alabama.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Bill of sale for a slave bought by George N. Gilmer from B. F. Tarvin.
- 1851 February 4
- Gilmer purchased the slave, a twenty-seven-year-old man named Allen, for $1,000 in Lowndes County, Alabama.
- Alabama Textual Materials 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