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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08483.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | W. Delarue to C. M. Sloan about Mrs. Sloane's travels, life insurance and "her negroes" |
| Date | 22 October 1862 |
| Author | Delarue, W. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses relief at Mrs. Sloan's safe arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, stating "It is no small 'Job' to travel such long distances with a large family of small children & having no father to protect them." Inquires regarding a life insurance policy Sloan owed him following the death of Mr. Sloan. States "Your negroes have taken Mr. Lincoln's advice, they are independent for the present & will be for the future if the emancipation is not stayed." Discusses mutual acquaintances. States "You are correctly informed of my having gone into business again. Idleness was nearly killing me, and I thought it folly to let the Yankees make all the money ... " Addresses the envelope "care of E. C. Sloan." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Emancipation Slavery Travel Children and Family Women's History Death African American History |
| People | Delarue, W. (fl. 1862) Sloan, C. M. (fl. 1862) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Sloan, E. C. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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