Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Letter describing slaves crossing lines at night and getting a 'piece of cold lead'

Newly created PDFs on this website are accessible. If you have a disability and need this PDF in an alternate format, please email libaccessibility@cornell.edu for assistance.
Title:
Letter describing slaves crossing lines at night and getting a 'piece of cold lead'
Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, 1728-1973
Creator:
David W. Poak
Addressee:
SJ Poak
Date:
1862-09-10
Site:
Jackson, Tennessee
Location:
Jackson, Tennessee
ID Number:
RMM04681_0393
Accession Number:
Rudin # S - 393
Collection Number:
4681
File Name:
RMM04681_0393.pdf
Work Type:
letters (correspondence)
Measurement:
7.75 x 9.75 (inches)
Description:
"Niggers"…cross lines at night and frequently "get a piece of cold lead"
Cite As:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin slavery collection
Series:
Series VI: Letters
Box:
3
Folder:
33
Format:
Image
Rights:
The content in the Rudin Slavery Collection (aka Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its creation date, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collections at rareref@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

About the collection