Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader

Entry/Object ID

2009.002.013

Description

Chiefly correspondence from Carolina slave trader A.J. McElveen to his employer Ziba B. Oakes. Provides a look into the world of slave trading and its impact on both the slaves themselves and the participants. x, 152p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2009.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2009)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

United States history, Slavery in the United States, antislavery movements, Slave traders--South Carolina--Charleston--Correspondence, Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston--History--19th century--Sources

Book Details

Author

Drago, Edmund L.

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Columbia, SC

Date Published

1992

Call No.

E442 .D71 1991

ISBN

0-87249-763-1

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Location

Location

Room

Granville Room

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Missing

Date

January 5, 2009

Notes

Notes: Discovered missing on or about Jan. 5, 2009. Emailed staff; no response. Found another copy of book on shelf, presumed to be a second copy.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Edited by Edmund L. Drago. Includes bibliographical references and index. Presumably a second copy. First copy is missing (2006.002.0224). Status: Shelf

Created By

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Create Date

August 23, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

December 27, 2016