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Box 2

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Charles Drayton II to Charles Drayton III, 1833 August 13

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5, Item: 6
Scope and Contents

Regarding James going North to school and John falling ill; a proposed "East India Voyage" has fallen through; slavery: "The great slave question as started in England if realized, will transfer a great bearing on the United States ... already does great though secret anxiety cloud our atmosphere!"; warning to be mindful of possible slave emancipation as he considers his future as a planter; James getting into a fight with other boys.

Dates: 1833 August 13

Charles Drayton II to Charles Drayton III, 1833 September 20

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5, Item: 11
Scope and Contents

Writing from New York, Charles Sr., instructs his son to return home, surmising he has outstayed his welcome with the Swifts at Falmouth.

Dates: 1833 September 20