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Source Description
A Negro sold through Oakes has a stolen gun.
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Document identity
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w3764918n
label
Edward Epps, [Lower Salem Post Office], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 25 October 1856
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obj
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
w3764918n
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Edward Epps, [Lower Salem Post Office], autograph letter signed to Ziba B. Oakes, 25 October 1856
description
A Negro sold through Oakes has a stolen gun.
date
["October 25, 1856"]
year
1856
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Ms. Am. 322 Box 36 F600
creators
Oakes, Ziba B., 1806-1871
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
Ziba B. Oakes Papers, 1852-1857
subjects
Slave trade
Enslaved people
Firearms
genreBasic
Manuscripts
Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 item
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
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w3764918n
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document
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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