Letter from J. W. Stuckey in Bishopville, South Carolina, to S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama.
In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will not take Warren back, he is willing to trade...
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In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will not take Warren back, he is willing to trade him for another slave the next time he is in Alabama. He closes the letter with the following suggestion: "I feel very confident that the boy has become dissatisfied and has adopted this course to get back. I have no doubt if you will send him back to your plantation & instruct your overseer to correct him moderately that no more will be heard about chronic rheumatism." |
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Q0000011069 - Q0000011070Q11069 - Q11070Letter from J. W. Stuckey in Bishopville, South Carolina, to S. Gibbons in Mobile, Alabama.In the letter Stuckey discusses the slave Warren, whom he had sold to Gibbons the previous year. A physician hired by Gibbons diagnosed the boy with "chronic rheumatism," but Stuckey maintains that he was never ill before the sale. While he will not take Warren back, he is willing to trade him for another slave the next time he is in Alabama. He closes the letter with the following suggestion: "I feel very confident that the boy has become dissatisfied and has adopted this course to get back. I have no doubt if you will send him back to your plantation & instruct your overseer to correct him moderately that no more will be heard about chronic rheumatism."1839 February 261839-02-261830-1839Gibbons, S.; Stuckey, J. W.; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--South Carolina; Slave trade--Alabama; Slave trade--South Carolina; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--South CarolinaTextCorrespondenceDellet, JamesJames Dellet family papersLPR47, Box 6v3940Alabama 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/1689 |
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