Letter from Thomas Flournoy of Augusta, Georgia, to Bolling Hall.

In the letter Flournoy says that he is no longer interested in maintaining a plantation, and he asks Hall to purchase some of his slaves: "Lawyers, doctors, & merchants should have nothing to do with plantations & negroes--Overseers are proverbially unfaithful and require as much lookin...

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spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from Thomas Flournoy of Augusta, Georgia, to Bolling Hall.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Flournoy, Thomas; Hall, Bolling, 1767-1836; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Georgia; Slave trade--Alabama; Slave trade--Georgia; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Georgia
description	In the letter Flournoy says that he is no longer interested in maintaining a plantation, and he asks Hall to purchase some of his slaves: "Lawyers, doctors, & merchants should have nothing to do with plantations & negroes--Overseers are proverbially unfaithful and require as much looking after as the slaves they oversee. I have not time for this--Besides, I dislike the slave driving trade, and would most willingly own none, no not one of them."
spelling	Q0000010864 - Q0000010866Q10864 - Q10866Letter from Thomas Flournoy of Augusta, Georgia, to Bolling Hall.In the letter Flournoy says that he is no longer interested in maintaining a plantation, and he asks Hall to purchase some of his slaves: "Lawyers, doctors, & merchants should have nothing to do with plantations & negroes--Overseers are proverbially unfaithful and require as much looking after as the slaves they oversee. I have not time for this--Besides, I dislike the slave driving trade, and would most willingly own none, no not one of them."1823 January 31823-01-031820-1829Flournoy, Thomas; Hall, Bolling, 1767-1836; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Georgia; Slave trade--Alabama; Slave trade--Georgia; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--GeorgiaTextCorrespondenceBolling Hall familyBolling Hall family papersLPR39, Box 1v3459Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1629
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Letter from Thomas Flournoy of Augusta, Georgia, to Bolling Hall.

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