Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade
date: label: Date
content: March 21, 1847
name: label: Received by
content: Samuel M. Fox, American, 1806 - 1864
label: Written by
content: Giles Saunders, American, 1810 - 1895
notes: label: Description
content: This letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on March 21, 1847, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox of Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders describes receiving a check for $700 from Fox. Saunders also stated that seven (7) enslaved people were recently sent home and should arrive soon. He goes on to describe current slave prices at auction. The paper is folded in half with the letter written on the right front side continuing onto the right reverse side, with the address on the left front side. Two postmarks are stamped in red ink by the address, one dated March 22 in Richmond, Virginia, and the second reading "10".
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.174.3.8
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 13/16 × 15 3/4 in. (24.9 × 40 cm)