A. J. McElveen, Sumterville, S.C., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 10 July 1853
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- 1853-07-10
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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.
Purchase of Negro boy at $775; refused to pay $700 for girl.
- Creator
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
McElveen, A. J., -1874
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- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Boston Public Library
- Collection
- Manuscripts (America)
- Subjects
- Slave trade
Enslaved people - Type
- text
- Format
- ManuscriptsCorrespondence
- Language
- English
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- No known restrictions on use.
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- Chicago citation style
- Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, McElveen, A. J., -1874. A. J. McElveen, Sumterville, S.C., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 10 July 1853. 1853-07-10. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sh002. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871, McElveen, A. J., -1874, (1853-07-10) A. J. McElveen, Sumterville, S.C., autograph note signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 10 July 1853. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5q47sh002
- 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:/50959/5q47sh002>.