Letter, Jourdan Saunders in Warrenton, Va., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1847 May 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 7
Identifier: IV
ALS. 3pp. Discusses the sale, transportation and price of enslaved people as well as presidential and party politics. Saunders says prices are regulated by cotton and sugar, and the best markets are in Louisiana and Mississippi. He discusses the difficulty of transporting enslaved people to market due to lack of transportation facilities.
Dates
- 1847 May 24
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
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