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Conway D. Whittle letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 01857
Content Description
Letter to Richmond, Virginia slave traders Davis, Deupree and Co., from Virginia physician Conway Davies Whittle inquiring about the rates of sale of 24 enslaved persons owned by Whittle. Age, gender, complexion, and skills are mentioned to describe the enslaved people.
Dates:
1860 November 2
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Fanny Kean Leake Patton Diary
Collection — Container: Small collections box 131, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01903
Dates:
1891 February 26 - 1891 June 27
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Joseph Martin Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 01576
Scope and Contents
14 page letter written to his father in Washington, DC from a missionary trip in Garmu, Liberia. In his letter, Martin gives great detail of the weather, jungle conditions, and the farming practices of the natives. He informs his father, also, of traditions and cultural practices of the natives, like their worshiping of the cottonwood tree, referred to as the "tree of worship" and musical practices to welcome the full moon. Martin retells of an arduous journey through the bush that came...
Dates:
1915 October 31
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
William Boardman Reed Vocabulary of Dakota Phrases
Collection
Identifier: SC 01595
Scope and Contents
Three sheets of written vocabulary and phrases of the Dakota Native American language. These were notes taken by Reed while stationed with the Army at Fort Rice in the Dakota Territory. Phrases include "I am sick", "something to eat", and "I love you". There are many phrases which are left blank which may indicate that all of the phrases compiled by Reed were ones in which he desired to learn from the Native American tribes with which he interacted and communicated. There are also...
Dates:
1870
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center