“BOB & I ARE WELL...”
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(MI L I TARY—C I V I L WAR . )
CONSCRIPTED SLAVES.
Manuscript let-
ter written by “Jackson,” a slave to his
master Dr. John H. Furman.
Single page,
written on both sides with the original enve-
lope, addressed in a different hand; the paper
being rather thin has caused the writing to
bleed through from one side to the other,
however, the letter remains perfectly legible.
James Island, S.C. October 24, 1864
[3,000/4,000]
A REMARKABLE LETTER
,
FROM
J
ACKSON
,
A
CONSCRIPTED SLAVE TO HIS MASTER DR
.
J
.
H
.
FURMAN
,
reporting on his health and that of other
slaves from his plantation and that of a neighbor.
Literally thousands of slaves were impressed to for-
tify defenses along South Carolina’s vulnerable
coast.
While a surprising number of letters written to
masters by their slaves are recorded, very few if any
ever appear in the public venue. The present letter
connects several families by association. Jackson and
his wife once belonged to John Brount Miller, and
were given to his daughter Susan who married J.H.
Furman. J.H. Pugh was Miller’s executor. A num-
ber of pages of research regarding all concerned
accompanied this lot.
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(MILITARY—CIVIL WAR.)
CORPS D’AFRIQUES.
Provisional
Commission for Sergeant Edwin R,.
Wingate of the 13th Regiment to the
rank of Captain.
Partially printed docu-
ment, 15
5
⁄
8
x 10
7
⁄
8
inches, accomplished by
hand; creases where folded; some slight
wear at the edges of the folds. Printed on
two sides and docketed on a third.
SIGNED
BY MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL BANKS
(WGC)
New Orleans: Headquarters of the Gulf,
1863
[2,000/3,000]
A RARE PROMOTION FOR A NON
-
COMMIS
-
SIONED OFFICER OF THE CORPS
D
’
AFRIQUE
,
MADE UP OF THE FIRST BLACK
SOLDIERS TO ENTER THE WAR
.
The Corps
d’Afrique was formed by General Banks under
General Orders No 40. These were property-
owning free people of color. Free mixed-race
people had developed as a third class in New
Orleans since the colonial years.
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