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Letter, James R. Franklin in Natchez, Miss., to Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., 1833 January 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, item: 19
Identifier: II

ALS. 2pp. Letter discusses the cholera plague that was then sweeping Mississippi and tells Saunders of the death of a friend's [Plich's?] wife. Gives details of the growing slave trading business in Mississippi. Saunders forwards the letter to Burford on January 30, 1833 and this envelope is included.

Dates

  • 1833 January 2

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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

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