Mary Middleton Drayton to Charles Drayton III (Jeffersonton), 1836 January 22

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7, Item: 3

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Scope and Contents

Regarding her distress because of Charles' lack of communication; a sick slave, Jibi, who apparently, cannot be replaced; insists "the place had better be sold & negroes too, year after year & no rice enough to break any man"; believes "that scoundrel Hughes ought to have been hung"; MMD is "clear for selling" the slaves, especially since prices are good; warns Charles to be wary of "Indians" at St Augustine who "may extend their depredations a little nearer" to him; news of Charles' brothers at Drayton Hall (they have just "all gone upstairs"); the slaves at Springfield plantation have been sold.

Dates

Creation: 1836 January 22

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

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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)