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J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs | |
| Creator: Young, J. | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1836 September 3 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter) | |
| Collection Number: ms594 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Scope and Content
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 economic and human aspects of slavery in the Cotton Belt. It is valuable also on some of the problems of emigration from an older section of the South and settling in a new country.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
J. Young letter to Jonathan Burroughs, ms594, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2014.