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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03564 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents of Gilder Lehrman Collection 1860-1945 |
| Title | G. T. Beauregard to J. T. Doswell transmitting a note from a man who had tried to sell him a slave and her family |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) |
| Recipient | Doswell, J. T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dated "Saturday morning." Beauregard encloses a note (not included) from "a gentleman who had offered me that servant girl & her family." Two of the family recently died, and though Beauregard regrets their death, he is "glad it has occurred before they had been bought." Doswell was likely a financial agent and/or merchant in New Orleans. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader African American History Slavery Slave Sale Women's History Death Children and Family Finance |
| People | Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) Doswell, J. T. |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Beauregard was a Confederate General in the Civil War. This document was created before 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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