Received by:

Giles Saunders, American, 1810 - 1895  Search this

Written by:

Samuel M. Fox, American, 1806 - 1864  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (24.9 × 39.4 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place used:

Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 14, 1847

Description:

This letter was written in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 14, 1847, by Samuel Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. The letter details the sale of enslaved people by Fox and his associates, including the recovery of one enslaved man who was loaned out for the use of a horse. There are also details regarding a customer dissatisfied with the purchase of two enslaved people. The paper is folded in half and the letter is written on the right hand side continuing onto the left side of the reverse. On the left hand side of the front is a list of names of enslaved people with monetary denominations. On the left hand side of the reverse is the address with a postmark dated January 16 from Richmond, Kentucky stamped in blue ink.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2014.174.3.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c90df579-4f84-4dba-af4f-eb10e44faac4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.174.3.3