Letter signed Matthew P. Lee, Arcola, Loudon [Loudoun] County, Virginia, to G.W. Berkley, St. Louis, Missouri. Writes regarding the hire of Silas. “. . . . A man by the name of Monroe has agreed to give him one hundred and eighty dollars--$110 to you and the balance to Silas and Silas agrees to clothe himself and to make good all loss time that is to mak[?] your $110 certain with good security and the loss time and clothing out of Silas part. . . .” [gift of Captain Charles M. Berkley, November 1931], 1844 Oct 7

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01389

Staff Only

Letter signed Matthew P. Lee, Arcola, Loudon [Loudoun] County, Virginia, to G.W. Berkley, St. Louis, Missouri, October 7, 1844

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.