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642. WISE FAMILY PAPERS
ca. 200 items, ca. 1740-1890,
microfilm (M-1313)
Business and personal letters of John Wise of Bath County.
Some references to slavery are included, such as a November 23, 1835, letter of John
Wise to his son Henry, in which he related
the necessity of selling a slave, Jane, and her subsequent attempt to burn
down the place, and a deed of sale for a slave named Fleming in December 24, 1835.
(Acc. 6741)
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