Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr., May 10t, 1844

Title:

Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr., May 10t, 1844

Date:

1844

Creator (Personal):

Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857

Description:

Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. in Pendleton on the runaway enslaved man Jim. Langdon Cheves Sr. writes about an advertisement he read in the newspaper about a "runaway, negro man who calls himself Jim" who has been imprisoned and "belongs to Judge Cheves on Savannah River." He further writes that his son should consider using "light iron" to prohibit Jim from running away again.

Collection Title:

Langdon Cheves Papers, 1777-1864

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857
Cheves, Langdon, 1814-1863

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Letters, Imprisonment, Letter writing, Enslaved persons, Fugitive slaces, and Advertising, Newspaper

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Anderson County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-48_F11 (1166.00)

Date Digital:

2023-09

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:

290010