Spiller, James Madison, letter James Madison Spiller letter MSS 16275

James Madison Spiller letter MSS 16275


[logo]

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16275
Title
James Madison Spiller letter 1853
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/378
Quantity
0.03 Cubic Feet, One folder in a legal document box BW 11.
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

MSS 16275, James Madison Spiller letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Jerry N. Showalter by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on December 8, 2016.

Scope and Contents

James Madison Spiller letter to Dr. I. L. Twyman, 1853, 0.03 cubic feet,consists of a signed letter on a single sheet of blue paper, hand written in ink in regard to the negotiation of a sale of two Negro "family girls." The girls were being sold by Dr. Twyman and S[piller was helping to facilitate the sale to Seth Woodruff. Current market price for a girl are mentioned, as well as the effects of war in Europe on other market prices.