Charles Drayton II to Mary Middleton Drayton, 1819 February 7-12

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 12

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Scope and Contents

Regarding (7th) his travels on horseback; Hughes (overseer) leaving Charles I's employ; (8th) a great sale of property and slaves at Edisto; regrets having already sold slave Jack since he witnesses the sale of a "man and a wife ... at the great price of $2,250"; possibility of buying a house at "the bay"; (9th) his delay; (10th) further delay; disappointment in planting cotton seed; (11th), notes, "I have not the disposition to deal with the negroes in the manner they ought to be dealt with"; has been "disappointed" in putting cotton seed at Jehossee, and will be "obliged to resort to [MMD's] father" for seed; (12th) a slave, Nelle "has taken herself off. Artful huzzy"; forthcoming trip to Georgia; "the garden is finished and the yard will be done tomorrow."

Dates

Creation: 1819 February 7-12

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)