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- GLC#
- GLC01449.02-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 18, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Jones, William, 1760-1831
- Title
- to Philip B. Jones
- Place Written
- Richmond, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 15.2 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
One letter addressed to Philip B. Jones from William W. Jones dated Feburary 18, 1863. Letter pertains to paying $1,400 for a 35-year old enslaved man named Joe currently being held in Gradys Jail. Also mentions that Joe's wife (unnamed) was included in the bill of sale but found her unattractive. Details another enslaved woman named Maria being sold by a man named Cross for $3,500. Writes, "If this war is ever Ended [fairly], Women and Children are the property to put money in."
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