William Gaston letter
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Gaston letter
- Dates
- 1819 January 9
- Creator
- Gaston, William, 1778-1844
- Creator
- Charles W. Karthaus & Company, recipient
- Size
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3 pages :
Autograph letter signed ;25 x 20 cm
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions for Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Preferred Citation
Please cite this collection as William Gaston letter (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.
Acquisition Information
Gunther
Scope and Content
Letter, from Savannah, to Messrs. Chas. W. Karthaus & co., Baltimore. Delay in privateer case; chance of selling Gobel's claim to McKinne, enslaved people to be removed to South Carolina; prices; statistics on exports from Savannah October - December, 1818.
Other Descriptive Data
The William Gaston letter is part of the Chicago History Museum's alphabetically arranged Small Manuscripts collections.