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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.040 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Louisiana Hart Gibson to her father Tobias Gibson regarding a land deal |
| Date | 9 November 1856 |
| Author | Gibson, Louisiana Hart (fl. 1836) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Author inferred through content. Both Sarah and Claude intend to write him by the same mail. A land deal between Mr. Scott and Mr. Taylor has gone bad. Mr. Taylor claims that the land falls short one-third of the area that he agreed to buy. The end of the letter is missing. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Children and Family Slavery |
| People | Gibson, Louisiana Hart (fl. 1836) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | Sumner's Forest |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Tobias Gibson was a plantation owner and owned four estates: Greenwood, Magnolia, Hollywood, and Live Oak. He resided primarily in Lexington, Kentucky, but was one of the wealthiest cotton and sugar planters of the Mississippi Valley. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |