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Letter, Thomas J. Wharton in Jackson, Miss., to David Burford in Dixon Springs, Tenn., 1852 July 21

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 18
Identifier: IV

ALS. 2pp. Concerns the James Miller case and the action being taken against the O. D. Johnston estate. The business with Miller is closed with Burford to pay the court costs. Burford will extend credit to Miller with Miller's recent acquisition of forty to fifty enslaved individuals as collateral.

Dates

  • 1852 July 21

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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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