University of Virginia Library

614. WALKER FAMILY PAPERS

ca. 1,300 items, ca. 1780-1880
Mostly family letters of the Walker family of Rockbridge County. In the business and legal papers are a few scattered slave items, such as an 1825 letter referring to the sale of slaves to provide cash, an 1837 letter listing high slave prices in Missouri, and an 1837 letter discussing the need for slaves for rent in Missouri, at double the Virginia rates.
(Acc. 1532)