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Andrew Jackson to unknown regarding the movements of some former slaves, 25 January 1838
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Andrew Jackson to unknown regarding the movements of some former slaves, 25 January 1838.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1838]
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Previous documentation and research concluded this may have been written to William B. Lewis. There is a letter from Jackson to Lewis 23 January 1838 (Morgan Library) with nearly the same content; this may be a misdated copy of that letter, or a similar letter to another major.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Encloses a letter (not included) from an old woman, who with the rest of his negroes, was liberated by Mr. Alexander Donelson. Notes that the entire family, with the exception of the woman and her husband, left for Liberia. Her son and daughter, John and Celia, have lost their children since their arrival at Liberia, and the woman has not heard from any of her other relatives. Requests the recipient to give the enclosed letter to the Secretary of the Colonization Society in Washington, D.C. for delivery to the old woman's family.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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