CATALOG NUMBER HF 3030 D
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE October 22nd 1836
AUTHOR P. G. Stuyvesant
RECIPIENT Ann(e) Hoffman Nicholas
MEDIUM Paper, ink
DESCRIPTION 20 dollars enclosed in letter to be used towards the purchase and
freedom of two enslaved women (Rebecca and Olive).
PEOPLE Elizabeth
PLACES
EVENTS
KEY WORDS Slavery, Female Slaves
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
[PAGE 1]
My Dear Madam/
I have read with much interest/ the narrative, of the peculiar situation of the young fe-/male slaves, which your benevolent [reach] so kindly communi-/cated.- Although I cannot follow Mr As[tor] generous exam-/ple, I beg you to accept the enclosed sum of 20 [dol.] as/ a pittance towards their emancipation, & cannot doubt/ but Elizabeth will ultimately have cause for rejoicing, when/ I discover she possesses so eloquent an advocate as Mrs./ Nicholas-./
With great [unrecovered]/
Madam/
Your [unrecovered]/
P. G. Stuyvesant/
New York, Oct 22 1836
[END OF PAGE 1]
[ADDRESS]
To Mrs Anne Nicholas/
To be left at the/
[unrecovered] Doctor East[burn]:/
[END OF LETTER]
Transcriber
Kathryn Alexander
Language
English
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HF 3030 D
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Mrs. Wilton S. Burton
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*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written. [PAGE 1] My Dear Madam/ I have read with much interest/ the narrative, of the peculiar situation of the young fe-/male slaves, which your benevolent [reach] so kindly communi-/cated.- Although I cannot follow Mr As[tor] generous exam-/ple, I beg you to accept the enclosed sum of 20 [dol.] as/ a pittance towards their emancipation, & cannot doubt/ but Elizabeth will ultimately have cause for rejoicing, when/ I discover she possesses so eloquent an advocate as Mrs./ Nicholas-./ With great [unrecovered]/Madam/Your [unrecovered]/P. G. Stuyvesant/New York, Oct 22 1836 [END OF PAGE 1] [ADDRESS] To Mrs Anne Nicholas/To be left at the/[unrecovered] Doctor East[burn]:/ [END OF LETTER]
