The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09215.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | William H. Echols to Major D. B. Harris about idle slaves |
| Date | 28 April 1863 |
| Author | Echols, William H. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Harris, D. B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Explains "the seven or eight negroes he [Senator Mazyck] speaks of were idle a few days, they were detailed for contingencies in the city,...and variously employed on small jobs." With autograph endorsement signed by Harris. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Slavery African American History Military History |
| People | Echols, William H. (fl. 1863) Harris, D. B. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | From the wartime papers of South Carolina Governors Francis W. Pickens and Milledge L. Bonham. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |