Item Information
Title
Tile 25
Subject
Former Slave to Enslaved Family
Description
Letter from slave (Sim Neal), who came to Tennessee as a slave of James, to his mother, brother, and sisters at the Aaron Neal plantation near Louisburg, N.C. Sim mentioned purchasing a tract of land, an act that seems inconsistent with his legal status as a slave.
Creator
Sim Neal
Source
Neal family papers, 1816-1916.
4370
Date
3 September 1827
Identifier
04370_0004_0022
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