Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.
The writers of the letter want to hire Dellet to collect a debt owed by Jesse Reid, a slave trader: "The said Reid absconds from every place he fines we are pursuing him, he is an artful man & pretends by way of stratagem to transfer his property to avoid justice." A list of the charge...
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Alabama documents Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama. |
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Alabama documents Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Business and finance; Legal services--Alabama; Slave trade; Slavery |
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The writers of the letter want to hire Dellet to collect a debt owed by Jesse Reid, a slave trader: "The said Reid absconds from every place he fines we are pursuing him, he is an artful man & pretends by way of stratagem to transfer his property to avoid justice." A list of the charges against Reid is included. |
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Q0000010964 - Q0000010966Q10964 - Q10966Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama.The writers of the letter want to hire Dellet to collect a debt owed by Jesse Reid, a slave trader: "The said Reid absconds from every place he fines we are pursuing him, he is an artful man & pretends by way of stratagem to transfer his property to avoid justice." A list of the charges against Reid is included.1829 October 121829-10-121820-1829Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Business and finance; Legal services--Alabama; Slave trade; SlaveryTextCorrespondenceDellet, JamesJames Dellet family papersLPR47, Box 2v3940Alabama 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/1657 |
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Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama. |
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Letter from the firm of Wilkins and Brothers in Petersburg, Virginia, to James Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama. |
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