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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.056 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Mark Valentine to Tobias Gibson regarding Martha Valentine's health and plantation business |
| Date | 4 May 1847 |
| Author | Valentine, Mark (fl. 1847) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He discusses the health of Martha [Valentine] and plantation business. He hopes to settle Claude's accounts with Dr. Nebett. He gave Nebett 5000 bales to help payoff the debt. |
| Subjects | Women's History Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Debt Slavery |
| People | Valentine, Mark (fl. 1847) Gibson, Tobias (fl. 1842-1865) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Agriculture; 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 |