Tennessee Documentary History
  Multiple Collection Search     View bookbag 
your bookbag has 0 items 
design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic
design graphic Home design graphic   Searchdesign graphic design graphic Browse design graphic Help
design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic
list of all pages | add to bookbag | view text


Title:[Letter] 1835 Jan. 23, Warrenton, Virginia [to] D. Burford, Dixons Spring Tennessee/ J. Saunders : a machine readable transcription of an image
Author:Saunders, Jourdan M.
Availability:

This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. For all other use contact the Special Collections Librarian, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee, 1401 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. (865) 974-4480.

Date: January 23, 1835
Extent: 4p
Summary:This document is a letter dated January 23, 1835 from J. Saunders in Warrenton, Virginia to David Burford in Dixons Spring, Tennessee. The subject of the letter is business, specifically slave labor speculation involving the purchase of slaves to send to the market.
Collection:David Burford Papers
Box:MS-935
Folder:n/a
Document: sc143
Keywords:



Page 1  view page image

Warrenton
Jany [January] 23 1835 Dear Burford

If I can raise wind, I have it in contemplation to purchase a few more slaves & send them to market this spring__ In which case it will devolve on you to make arrangements to have them disposed of, I would prefer that you should do the business yourself, let me hear from you On recept [receipt] of this & let me know if it will be convenient for you to make the sales in the event of my succeeding in making a small purchase,



Page [2]  view page image

I have no expectation under any Circumstances of shipping before the 20th of Febt [February]: and when I can determine more particularly & certainly upon it, you shall hear from me, the prospect is too fair to miss at present, we must do something yet If possible, this spring__ Franklin & armsfield have paid me nothing yet, & owe me on account of last years work about $10,000 and all the money I have used this year has been on joint act [account]. from this brief state of facts it is at present left for you to infer whether or not I have been fairly dealt by__ I am determined



Page [3]  view page image

[added: however] not to complain however I hope it will be convenient for you to go to Natchez or New Orleans to sell the stock__ be sure to write me immediately on receipt of this__

[added: Yr. friend]
J M Saunders
[added: I informed you early in this month that I was no longer concerned with messrs [messieurs]. J. & A.]


Page [4]  view page image

Warrenton Va
Jany [January] 25th [added:
Majr [Major]. David Burford Dixons Spring Tennessee

From J. M. Saunders dated 23rd Jany [January] 1835]

A product of DLPS
To comment or inquire about content, contact UTK Special Collections
To report errors, contact UTK Special Collections