Blackistone Family Collection--Correspondence

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Blackistone Family Collection--Correspondence

Entry/Object ID

2004.008.0133

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 14 3/4" w x 9 5/8" h Folder 000133. Pieces 1801-1810 These are copies of letters John F. Dent sent to everyone he could think of to protest the theft of his slaves. There was an investigation by the Provost-Marshall and there are testimonies from the slaves who left who swore they left of their own free will.

Collection

Blackistone Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1864

Location

Container

Blackistone Collection, Box 12

Shelf

Rack 15, Shelf 5

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dent, John F. (1814-1898)