Wm. W. Waters letter to W. T. Samuels, 1865 May 6-May 9? :autograph manuscript signed.

Item Info

Title:
Wm. W. Waters letter to W. T. Samuels, 1865 May 6-May 9? :autograph manuscript signed.
Date:
May 6, 1865
Creator:
Waters, William W., 1821 or 1822-correspondent
Contributor:
Samuels, William T., 1828?-
Description:

  • Summary: Letter from Wm. W. Waters to W.T. Samuels, the auditor for Kentucky, regarding the return of a check for "one hundred & forty five dollars & thirty three cents" related to the "case of Anthony". Anthony was a self-emancipated person who was sold back into slavery by the Shelby County Court in 1865. A postscript at the bottom of the document notes that "$1.60" related to the same case was sent to Samuels on May 9, 1865.

  • Title devised by cataloger.

  • Formerly known as: Return of check, $145.33, regarding case of slave: Anthony.

  • Date of letter appears as May 6th, 1865.

  • Date of postscript inferred from latest date in document.

  • Signed: Wm. W. Waters.

Subject:
Format:
financial records
Publisher:
Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1865 May 6-May 9?
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
American Slavery Documents
Source Collection:
American slavery documents collection, 1757-1878 and undated
Series:
Slavery Series
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Related Resources:
See below
Identifier:
  • 009853381
  • 436345a69eef263445bff4e784323b99
  • americanslaverydocs
  • duke:324312
  • asdsi002074
  • ark:/87924/r40k26t4v
  • 3bbff19b-d405-4af2-bdd6-84b8ab09626f
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r40k26t4v
Sponsor:
Sponsor this Digital Collection