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16 letters between members of the Hamilton family, and with the Schuyler and Ludlow families. An envelope with one 4x6 inch ledger sheet, and a 4 inch ledger booklet bound with string.

Content Description From the Collection: Letter from Armistead Shelton to Virginia plantation owner Alan Womack concerning a dispute between a Shadrack, a man enslaved by Womack, and George, a man enslaved by Shelton. Part of the letter reads, "Shadrack and my George fout last Wednesday Morning, for which I think they both ought to be corrected as we cannot tell where it may end. I wish therefore your opinion in the case, you will please send me a line by... your opinion and what to do. I do not wish to part a Man and...

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January 28, 1857 letter written by Thomas Y. Pass to Alan Womack asking for instructions on what he should do with the enslaved children Womack left at his house. Pass writes that he does not want the children without their mother, and he has had "trouble enough" with them.

Content warning for derogatory language directed towards children enslaved, allusions to child abuse, mentions of buying and selling humans.

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A letter sent by a man named Andy, a solider during the Civil War, to his cousin. Andy writes that his unit recently moved into enemy country, and that their scouts captured a man from South Carolina. He goes on to say that he is paid "well" and details how others in his group are paid, as well as how much he plans to send home.

Scope and Contents Letter from Colin Clarke to Hugh Blair Grigsby about Grigsby's book preparation, 1858 August 20. Transcription included. Acceptance letter from Thomas Cuthrell, secretary of the Washington Institute in Norfolk, Virginia to Hugh Blair Grigsby, regarding a visit. 1854 June 21.Preamble and Resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors and Governor's of the College of William and Mary for Hugh Blair Grigsby. 1881 July 8.Resolution for "Hugh Blair Grigsby...

Content Description From the Collection: This is a collection of papers from William Stamps Cherry's visits to Africa around the end of the 19th century. Cherry was an American businessman, explorer, and writer involved in the Ivory trade. In these letters he mentions interacting with the native people, elephant hunting as well as ivory shipping, and the possibility of treaty negotiations. 35 letters in English and French, 13 business documents such as receipts, itemized lists, and a certificate of authenticity. Two...

Content Description From the Collection: This is a collection of papers from William Stamps Cherry's visits to Africa around the end of the 19th century. Cherry was an American businessman, explorer, and writer involved in the Ivory trade. In these letters he mentions interacting with the native people, elephant hunting as well as ivory shipping, and the possibility of treaty negotiations. 35 letters in English and French, 13 business documents such as receipts, itemized lists, and a certificate of authenticity. Two...

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George Bancroft to Hugh Blair Grigsby regarding the "Mecklenburg Affair" and the constitution. 1857 June 29. Acc. 2004.16.

Scope and Contents February, 1854. Constitution of the Jamestown Society of Washington City; includes list of officers and explains their duties; states rules for admittance into the society; prescribes procedures for the annual meeting. 8 pp. 6 August 1858. L.S. Joynes to Hugh B. Grigsby, [Norfolk, Va.]. Will nominate his brother, Edward S. Joynes, for the Professorship in Greek and German at the College of William and Mary; requests Grigsby to recommend his brother. 3 pp. 16 August...