Letter to Eliza Caroline White from William White regarding the sale of slaves
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- 1821 January 15th
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Letter to Eliza White from William White regarding the sale of slaves. He discusses the sale of Bill, Isham, and Maria for $1325 in United State Bank paper. He goes on to report the sale of Sam and Franky for $1300 and that he also expects to sell Lavinia bringing the total of his sale of slaves to $3425. He writes that "The sum I suppose may without much difficulty be converted into near $4000 which is a better disposition of the negroes than I could have made in Tennessee." He concludes by commenting on local culture stating that he doesn't like the manners or morals of the people in Louisiana.
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White, William
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- Digital Library of Tennessee
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- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Location
- St. Francisville, (La.)
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- text
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- White, William. Letter to Eliza Caroline White from William White regarding the sale of slaves. 1821 January 15th. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/645. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- White, William, (1821 January 15th) Letter to Eliza Caroline White from William White regarding the sale of slaves. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/645
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- White, William. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/645>.