J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Manuscripts |
| Creator: | Young, J. |
| Title: | J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs |
| Dates: | 1836 September 3 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 folder (1 letter) |
| Coll. Number: | ms594 |
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of one letter from J. Young (Rowan County, N.C.) to Jonathan Burroughs (Hawkinsville, Ga.) regarding the sale of an enslaved African American boy. It sheds light not only on the economics of slavery in the Cotton Belt, but on the more humane aspects as well. It is valuable also on some of the problems of emigration from an older section of the South and settling in a new country.
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Administrative Information
J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs, ms 594. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.