Alexander Triplett Burnley, New Orleans, Louisisana to Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Containers:
- Box 51, Folder 2
- Scope and content:
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Rain caused crop failure in Texas. Thinks where they have settled may be too wet. Doubts annexation by U. S can happen and Tyler administration too unpopular to keep Great Britain from interfering. Great Britain wants to abolish slavery. Moved where he did over Indians, Mexicans and marauding robbers. Wants to try one more year. Can they legally bring enslaved people back to the U.S. ? Would bring them to Mississippi. Has set up commission house.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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