A. J. McElveen, Sumter Court House, S.C., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 7 March 1857

Item Information

Title:
A. J. McElveen, Sumter Court House, S.C., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 7 March 1857
Description:
Unless Negroes are sent, will be sued.
Addressee:
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
Author:
McElveen, A. J., -1874
Date:
March 7, 1857
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 34, Folder 464 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Manuscripts (America)
Subjects:
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Actions & defenses
Extent:
1 item
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w3764505r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
The Ziba B. Oakes papers were found in a slave pen in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 20, 1865 by James Redpath. In April 1865, Redpath presented them to William Lloyd Garrison. The collection was donated to the Boston Public Library on November 11, 1891 by Francis Gardner Garrison.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Accession #:
Ms. Am. 322 no. 464
Identifier:
Ms. Am. 322 Box 34 F464