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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02233.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of George Wortham |
| Title | K.A. Williams to George Wortham |
| Date | 16 May 1864 |
| Author | Williams, K.A. (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Wortham, George |
| Content Description | Rather than have his two captured slaves return home, Williams wants them to work for the Confederacy. He would prefer they be shot rather than fall into Yankee hands again. Suggests one would make a good servant for Wortham. Written at the Roanoke Post Office, Martin Country, North Carolina. Excerpt: "I understand that I have two Negro boys in Plymouth among the captured Negroes by the names of Peter & Frank. I do not want them to come home & wish you to take charge of them & work them for the Confederate Government till this war is over & should there be any possibility of them again falling in the hands of the Yankees, I would greatly prefer them being shot before that would happen'd. Peter is a smart active Negro & would probably make you a good servant, if so use him in that or any other capacity, of course, I shall expect the government to keep them from any charge to me." |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Military History Civil War Confederate States of America Contrabands Runaway Slave Death Penalty Government and Civics Finance |
| People | Williams, K. A. (fl. 1864) Wortham, George (ca. 1823-1883) |
| Place written | Martin County, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | George Wortham was a Confederate officer, who served as a Captain in the Twelfth North Carolina Infantry and later Colonel in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 50th North Carolina Infantry |
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