James H. Rose letter to William T. Samuels, 1864 November 2 :autograph manuscript, signed.

Summary: Letter from James H. Rose of Bowling Green, Kentucky to William T. Samuels of the Auditor's Office of Kentucky, Frankfurt, Kentucky. The letter was originally accompanied by reports related to the Warren County Court October 1864 term. Reports include "reports of money collected in sale bonds for runaway slaves". Rose originally included checks for $130.96 and $190.48, respectively, "which are from the sales of two runaway slaves." Rose also references "the remainder of the $262 sales bond for the slave Jim (Shrug) [that] is sought to be enjoined by Col. C. Maxwell because said slave enlisted in the Army of the U.S. without his knowledge or consent in any way whatsoever." In a postscript, Rose "herewhich forwards to the Treasurer of the State of Ky two checks, one for $190, 45/100 [$190.45] endorsed to said Treasurer and the other for $130, 65/100 [$130.65]. The first sum is for the sale of runaway slaves sold as reported to you. The latter sum is for taxes and seals". Rose concludes by asking Samuels to pass along the checks and explain their purposes. Signed twice by James H. Rose.

Title devised by cataloger.

Formerly known as: Letter from James Rose to W.L. Samuels concerning runaway slaves and Maxwell's Bond.