Letter to Charlotte A. Allston from her Overseer Concerning the Death of an Enslaved Person, February 24th, 1823

Title:

Letter to Charlotte A. Allston from her Overseer Concerning the Death of an Enslaved Person, February 24th, 1823

Date:

1823

Creator (Personal):

Potter, O.

Description:

A letter to Charlotte A. Allston from her overseer discussing the death of the enslaved man Cane or "Cain." His death occurred from a scuffle with a "little mulatto boy" who stabbed him in the foot with a knife. Dr. Wragg treated the enslaved man Cane who eventually died from an infection.

Collection Title:

Allston Family Papers, 1730-1901

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Plantations--South Carolina, Death, Letters, Overseers, Racially-mixed children, Wounds and injuries--Infections, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Georgetown County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-06_F16 (1164.00)

Date Digital:

2022-10

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

265333