William Wright, Savannah, Ga., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 14 February 1857
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- 1857-02-14
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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.
Offers George, bearer of note, for sale, though perhaps unsound; N.A. Hardee & Co. will provide title. In hand of Wm C. Dawson.
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Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
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- Digital Commonwealth
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- Boston Public Library
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- Manuscripts (America)
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- Slave trade
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- text
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- ManuscriptsCorrespondence
- Language
- English
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- Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871. William Wright, Savannah, Ga., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 14 February 1857. 1857-02-14. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w37645809. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, (1857-02-14) William Wright, Savannah, Ga., manuscript letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 14 February 1857. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w37645809
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- Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w37645809>.