A. J. McElveen, Sumter District, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 17 November 1854

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1854-11-17
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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.

Will send several newly bought Negroes to Charleston.

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Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871

McElveen, A. J., -1874

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Digital Commonwealth
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Boston Public Library
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Manuscripts (America)
Subjects
Slave trade
Enslaved people
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text
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Manuscripts
Correspondence
Language
English
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sm07m
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Chicago citation style
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, McElveen, A. J., -1874. A. J. McElveen, Sumter District, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 17 November 1854. 1854-11-17. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sm07m. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, McElveen, A. J., -1874, (1854-11-17) A. J. McElveen, Sumter District, S.C., autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 17 November 1854. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sm07m
MLA citation style
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, McElveen, A. J., -1874. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sm07m>.
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