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Samuel Clement letter to Joseph Wickes

Description

Samuel Clement in Natchez, Mississippi to Joseph Wickes in Chestertown, Maryland. Joseph Wickes, a lawyer in Chestertown, Maryland owned enslaved laborers on a plantation in Natchez, Mississippi. Clement discusses the cholera outbreak on Grayson Plantation, and discusses the value of the individuals enslaved by Wickes.

Creator

Date

1833-07-06

Collection Number

MS 179

Dimensions

7.5 x 9.75 inches

Extent

1 letter

Resource ID

16810

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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