CIVIL WAR ERA SLAVE TRADER AUCTIONEER CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA LETTER SIGNED
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CIVIL WAR ERA SLAVE TRADER AUCTIONEER CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA LETTER SIGNED :
$39.99
Rare ALS by Charleston, SC SLAVE TRADER
ZIBA BURRILL OAKS
(1806 – 1871)
ANTE-BELLUMand CIVIL WAR ERA LEADING SLAVE
BROKER and saleEER in
CHARLESTON, SOUTHCAROLINA!
One ofOaks’ purchases of an enslaved family was rescinded when it was
learned that heplanned to separate the children from their mother and
sell them out of state! [Source:“Broke by the War: Letters of a Slave Trader.”]
Here’san AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by OAKS
on his Realtor and Insurance AgentLetterhead,
1p., datelined at Charleston, SC, Aug. 26, 1868,
regarding a realestate transaction.
Thedocument measures 8” x 10” and is in VERYFINE CONDITION!
A Rare and Excellent Piece of Colorado Militaryand Political Memorabilia!
He married Margaret Garaux (Christie) on February 24, 1832, in Charleston, SC. *No children born to this union
Ziba was a leading slave broker and saleeer in Charleston. He was quite active in the domestic slave trade in the
1850\'s. One of his purchases of an enslaved family was rescinded when it was learned that he planned to separate the
children from their mother and sell them out of state.
Source: The book, \"Broke By The War: Letters of a Slave Trader\", edited by Edmond L. Drago,
University of South Carolina Press, is a collection of business letters written to
Ziba B. Oakes from A.J. McElveen, a slave-trading agent.I am a proud member of the Universal AutographCollectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Societyand the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: JohnLissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations\' code of ethics andauthenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service and historicalmemorabilia online for over ten years.~
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