Benjamin Perley Poore letter to Gorham Parsons, 1840 February 18

Summary

Creator:

Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

Date:

1840 February 18

Extent:

1 folder(s) 1 letter

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Benjamin Perley Poore letter to Gorham Parsons, ms 1222. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Coosawattee, Murray County, Georgia, February 18, 1840, to Gorham Parsons, Fatherland Farm, near Newburyport, Massachusetts, regarding plantation activities, agriculture, slavery, and the status of the Cherokee Indians.

Biographical / historical:

Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887) was a journalist and historian, and editor of the SOUTHERN WHIG.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Also available online as part of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Plantation life -- Georgia.
Cherokee Indians -- Georgia.
Indian land transfers.
Correspondence

Names:

Parsons, Gorham, 1768-1844

Preferred citation:

Benjamin Perley Poore letter to Gorham Parsons, ms 1222. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.