Letter signed Samuel Dobbin, Madison, [Indiana], to Capt. [Walter W.] Sherman, [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. Expresses apprehension about the arrangement he made regarding the shipping of a slave woman to Ste. Genevieve. [accession number 76-0002], 1841 Jan 13

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D01335

Staff Only

Letter signed Samuel Dobbin, Madison, [Indiana], to Capt. [Walter W.] Sherman, [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania], January 13, 1841

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.