Letter to Harold Cranston from James Vidal, August 16, 1850

Title:

Letter to Harold Cranston from James Vidal, August 16, 1850

Date:

1850

Creator (Personal):

Vidal, James

Description:

A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing Vidal's questioning of the enslaved persons. Concerning the enslaved persons, Vidal writes, "if you have too much familiarity, it will spoil them." He continues by discussing a boat and the unknown location of his rafts.

Collection Title:

Cranston Family Papers, 1822-1959

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Slaveholders, Boats and boating, Letters, Rafts, Letter writing, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

28-665_F01 (1290.00)

Date Digital:

2023-10

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:

292308