Slave trade -- Southern States.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David Burford Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-1027
Abstract
This collection documents David Burford's political and business activities between 1814 and 1864, including his service in the Tennessee State Senate (1829-1835) and his involvement in the slave trade.
Dates:
1814-1864
David Burford Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0935
Abstract
The correspondence housed in this collection documents David Burford's military career and participation in politics and the slave trade between 1814 and 1856. Jourdan M. Saunders (Burford's business partner) wrote many of the letters which discuss their activities with James R. Franklin and John Armfield. This collection also contains letters concerning political matters (including two from Samuel Hogg, an early Tennessee Congressman, and one from Felix Grundy, a United States Senator), an...
Dates:
1814 September 8-1856 April 15