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Letter from Robert M. Barton to his brother, 1847 October 24

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This collection contains a letter, dated October 24, 1847, written by Robert M. Barton to his brother, that consists primarily of information about their family. Barton writes that he will buy, or assist in the buying of, an enslaved person to give to a man named James, whose wife is sick and who is staying at Barton's father's house.

Dates: 1847 October 24