Letter to William Clarkson from Reverend Napoleon B. Screven, June 8th, 1839

Title:

Letter to William Clarkson from Reverend Napoleon B. Screven, June 8th, 1839

Date:

1839

Creator (Personal):

Screven, Napoleon B.

Description:

A torn letter to William Clarkson from Reverend Napoleon B. Screven with a message of Christian exhortation that Screven requests Clarkson to convey to his enslaved persons. The letter also mentions the inability to sell the wife of an enslaved man.

Collection Title:

Emily Clarkson Ball Grainger Family Papers, 1839-1962 (bulk 1926-1950)

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Slaveholders, Letters, Clergy, Slavery--United States, and Letter writing

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

0183.04

Date Digital:

2022-11

Digitization Specifications:

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

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Statement:

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

Admin ID:

271033