Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1831 February 5
ALS. 2pp. States that winter conditions were not favorable to the New Orleans slave trade. Saunders says he recently sold a "boy" and that there was a "considerable stir" in northern Virginia over land claims made by Revolutionary War veterans. Also encloses "last advise [sic] from New Orleans," a January 13, 1831 letter from James R. Franklin.
Dates
- 1831 February 5
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 flat box)
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository