Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In the letter she discusses supplying their slaves with winter clothes; the cotton and corn harvests and hog killing on the plantation; the upcoming presidential campaign, in which Andrew Jackson will not run; a new law in Louisiana prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the state; and local re...
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Alabama documents Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. |
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Alabama documents Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Dellet, Harriet Willison; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; African Americans--Alabama; Livestock--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Slave trade--Louisiana; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Claiborne (Ala.); Monroe County (Ala.) |
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In the letter she discusses supplying their slaves with winter clothes; the cotton and corn harvests and hog killing on the plantation; the upcoming presidential campaign, in which Andrew Jackson will not run; a new law in Louisiana prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the state; and local reports of rebellious slaves. |
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Q0000010997 - Q0000011000Q10997 - Q11000Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.In the letter she discusses supplying their slaves with winter clothes; the cotton and corn harvests and hog killing on the plantation; the upcoming presidential campaign, in which Andrew Jackson will not run; a new law in Louisiana prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the state; and local reports of rebellious slaves.1831 December 181831-12-181830-1839Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Dellet, Harriet Willison; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; African Americans--Alabama; Livestock--Alabama; Plantation life--Alabama; Slavery--Alabama; Slave trade--Louisiana; United States--Politics and government--1783-1865; Claiborne (Ala.); Monroe County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceDellet, JamesJames Dellet family papersLPR47, Box 3v3940Alabama 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/1666 |
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Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. |
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Letter from Harriet Dellet in Claiborne, Alabama, to her husband, James, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. |
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