Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.

Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.

In the letter Gorin asks Dellet to buy three slaves so she can help pay some of her husband's debt. She wants him to purchase the man, woman, and child for $1,300, and then she plans to take them to New Orleans and hire them out by the day. It is possible that Gorin is Dellet's sister-in-l...

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Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Gorin, Jane; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Louisiana; Business and finance--Alabama; Business and finance--Louisiana; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Louisiana; Slave trade--Alabama; Slave trade--Louisiana
description In the letter Gorin asks Dellet to buy three slaves so she can help pay some of her husband's debt. She wants him to purchase the man, woman, and child for $1,300, and then she plans to take them to New Orleans and hire them out by the day. It is possible that Gorin is Dellet's sister-in-law: at the beginning of the letter she seems to refer to his wife ("I thought I wou'd [sic] spare my sisters [sic] feelings from this disagreeable task. I know well what it is to ask a husband favors for poor relations"), and she closes with "Your affectionate but unknown sister." At the time the letter was written, Dellet was serving in the United States House of Representatives; he served there from 1839 to 1841 and from 1843 to 1845.
spelling Q0000011125 - Q0000011127Q11125 - Q11127Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.In the letter Gorin asks Dellet to buy three slaves so she can help pay some of her husband's debt. She wants him to purchase the man, woman, and child for $1,300, and then she plans to take them to New Orleans and hire them out by the day. It is possible that Gorin is Dellet's sister-in-law: at the beginning of the letter she seems to refer to his wife ("I thought I wou'd [sic] spare my sisters [sic] feelings from this disagreeable task. I know well what it is to ask a husband favors for poor relations"), and she closes with "Your affectionate but unknown sister." At the time the letter was written, Dellet was serving in the United States House of Representatives; he served there from 1839 to 1841 and from 1843 to 1845.1843 November 261843-11-261840-1849Dellet, James, 1788-1848; Gorin, Jane; African Americans--Alabama; African Americans--Louisiana; Business and finance--Alabama; Business and finance--Louisiana; Slavery--Alabama; Slavery--Louisiana; Slave trade--Alabama; Slave trade--LouisianaTextCorrespondenceDellet, JamesJames Dellet family papersLPR47, Box 8v3940Alabama 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/1710
title Letter from Jane Gorin in Livingston, Alabama, to James Dellet, in Washington, D.C.
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