Written by:

Peter Van Bebber, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (31.6 x 20 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place made:

Mount Sterling, Gasconade County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 18, 1855

Description:

A handwritten letter in black ink on white paper. Peter Vanbebber, an enslaved preacher in Missouri, writes a white minister and asks to be bought from his present master for $1,000, and then allowed to emigrate to Liberia to serve the Lord. He says his master would agree to this arrangement and eagerly awaits an answer.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Religion  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.14.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Movement:

Colonization movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53bca11a5-91bc-426b-96bd-7439680bc05d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.14.5