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Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
This handwritten deposition of to African people, Tomly and Modu, to Robert Purdie, May 20, 1814, discussing their experience having been sold into slavery.
Publication Date
5-20-1814
Time Period
1810-1819
Subjects
Slavery
Geographic Location
Sierra Leone, South Africa
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Deposition
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-658_Letter-004_0002s
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection, Papers of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth British, 1798-1817
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.
Recommended Citation
Todd A. Herring Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University