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Letter from F. W. Claybrooke to My Dear Brother,, 1858 March 15

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Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A letter written from a F. W. Claybrooke to My Dear Brother on March 15, 1858. The sender location not known, but it was sent to Louisa County, Virginia. The letter details some advice for crop harvesting and the such. Also in the letter is a mention of the price of slaves.Claybrooke writes that the value placed upon the slaves is too low. He goes on to say, talking about a seller of slaves, How in the name of conscience he could have undertaken to reduce the prices of them after...
Dates: 1858 March 15