Richard Cumberland letters

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

Richard Cumberland Letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
Creator:
Cumberland, Richard
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richard Cumberland Letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Six letters sent by Richard Cumberland to his mother from Maranhao, Brazil. Cumberland, who was British, worked for a mining company that was operating in the jungle outside of Rodondo, a village in Maranhao. He writes about the living conditions, the climate, the pay, and the people he encountered.

Content warnings for derogatory language, mentions of racially motivated violence, drug use.

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