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White, Charles [enslaved] to Col Brown [master] - Letter was written for him by Wm. Peyton, the master whom currently hired him

White, Charles [enslaved] to Col Brown [master] - Letter was written for him by Wm. Peyton, the master whom currently hired him

Item Information

Title

White, Charles [enslaved] to Col Brown [master] - Letter was written for him by Wm. Peyton, the master whom currently hired him

Subject

Slave to Owner

Description

Letter written for slave to master, requesting more work. Situation is ending. Slave hopes to open own blacksmith shop, and requests master to hire someone to oversee him

Source

Hamilton Brown papers, 1752-1907.
1090

Date

20 December 1832

Identifier

01090_0053_0040
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