Letter from O. A. Luckett, Canton, Mississippi, to George H. Thompson, Alabama, June 29, 1865
Written just months after the war ended, Mr. O. A. Luckett writes to inquire about his property in Alabama. He wants to know if his Negroes have gone over to the side of the Yankees and speaks of the attitude of the slaves that he brought to Mississippi with him. He inquires about the safety of hi...
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Documents Letter from O. A. Luckett, Canton, Mississippi, to George H. Thompson, Alabama, June 29, 1865 Luckett, O. A. (Correspondent) |
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Documents Luckett, O. A.--Correspondence; Thompson, George H.--Correspondence; Fugitive slaves--Alabama; letters (correspondence) |
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Written just months after the war ended, Mr. O. A. Luckett writes to inquire about his property in Alabama. He wants to know if his Negroes have gone over to the side of the Yankees and speaks of the attitude of the slaves that he brought to Mississippi with him. He inquires about the safety of his mules, carriage, and wagon and states that they are more valuable than the Negroes. He predicts that Southern states will be doomed when they legalize the convention. The letter closes stating that death would be a relief if it were not for his children.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Letter from O. A. Luckett, Canton, Mississippi, to George H. Thompson, Alabama, June 29, 1865Luckett, O. A. (Correspondent)Thompson, George H. (Addressee)Text1865-06-29engelectronic; image/jpeg; 4 p.Written just months after the war ended, Mr. O. A. Luckett writes to inquire about his property in Alabama. He wants to know if his Negroes have gone over to the side of the Yankees and speaks of the attitude of the slaves that he brought to Mississippi with him. He inquires about the safety of his mules, carriage, and wagon and states that they are more valuable than the Negroes. He predicts that Southern states will be doomed when they legalize the convention. The letter closes stating that death would be a relief if it were not for his children.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Luckett, O. A.--Correspondence; Thompson, George H.--Correspondence; Fugitive slaves--Alabama; letters (correspondence)United States--Mississippi--Madison County--CantonThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWade Hall collection of Civil War materialsu0003_0004273Box 4273.001, Folder 039u0003_0001950_0000001http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20603https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/4873Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17336coll58/id/361 |
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Letter from O. A. Luckett, Canton, Mississippi, to George H. Thompson, Alabama, June 29, 1865 |
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Letter from O. A. Luckett, Canton, Mississippi, to George H. Thompson, Alabama, June 29, 1865 |
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