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Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

M. Strickler Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00314
Scope and Contents

Letters from M. Strickler, manager for Joseph R. Anderson and Co., at Torry Furnace to Dr. Nelson Waller concern the three enslaved men Strickler borrowed from Waller. The men were under guard, but escaped. Strickler's letters explain the circumstances that led to their escape and the capture of one, Haws, by General Imboden.

Dates: 1864 July-September