Henry Orne letter to his lawyer Joseph Wickes
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CH_CA_2022_IC_005_086
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Letter regarding a contract with the late Capt. Clement and his plantation in Louisiana including the hire of some "servants." There is an issue of how many people are actually living on the plantation and if it is considered vacant under the law.
MS0066-08-45-001 December 28 1833
legal correspondence
Slavery--United States, Plantation workers
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