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Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade, May 18, 1849. Creator: Giles Saunders.

Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade, May 18, 1849. Creator: Giles Saunders.

2-833-111 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

This letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on May 18, 1849, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox of Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders details the sale of two enslaved men at a total of $355.00 profit while expressing concerns about the current market. The paper is folded in half and the letter is written on the front right side continuing onto the reverse right side, with the address on the front left side. A postmark dated May 18 from Richmond, Virginia, is stamped in red ink over the address.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Giles Saunders, attributed to: American: Slave-owner
People Related
  1. Samuel M. Fox: American: Slave trader
Medium
  1. Letters (correspondence)
  2. Money
Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Communications

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6381x4151
File Size : 77,601kb

Aliases

  1. 2014.174.3.6
  1. NMAAHC-2014_174_3_6_1001
  1. 0990005244
  1. 2-833-111
  1. 2014.174.3.6
  1. 2833111

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