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Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
This handwritten deposition of three African boys, Will, Bunjallah, and Sara to Robert Purdie, May 6, 1814, Sierra Leone, South Africa describes the boys having been purchased as slaves and all they witnessed during their enslavement, concerning other slaves and their buyers.
Publication Date
5-6-1814
Publisher
Sierra Leone, South Africa
Time Period
1810-1819
Geographic Location
Slavery
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Deposition
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-658_Letter-003_0001s
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection, Papers of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth British, 1798-1815
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