Creator
Meeker, Samuel, 1763-1832

Date of Original
1804-12-27

Subject
Slavery--United States
Slaveholders--United States
Slave trade--United States
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved people--Georgia

People
Winchester, James, 1752-1826

Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027

Medium
letters (correspondence)
correspondence

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of a letter from Samuel Meeker writing from Philadelphia on 27 December 1804 to General James Winchester of Cragfont, Tennessee. The letter discusses slaves and their possible sale in New Orleans. The list of enslaved mentioned in the letter unfortunately is not present. However, Meeker goes on to mention aspects of shipping and overseas trade. Samuel Meeker was a Philadelphia merchant and militia captain. James Winchester served as a captain in the Continental Army. After the Revolution, he moved to Tennesee and was active in the government. Nashville in present-day Sumner County. Both moved to the Tennessee country by 1785 and immediately became active in frontier government and military service. In 1802, he built a home in Cragfont, Tennessee.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1271

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights