Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 to Lyman Hall
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04821 Author/Creator: Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 Place Written: Edgefield, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Asks Hall to resolve a debate over ownership of a slave. Mr. Melvin purchased a slave that had belonged to Middleton but had been captured by the British. When Middleton encountered the slave he claimed it as his own, since it had been wrongfully stolen from him. Melvin appears to want full value in exchange for the slave, while Middleton believes he owes only a fraction of this. Paper border around letter. Written at Cedar Grove Plantation.
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