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Pierce, James, 1824

Folder 12

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Three letters to Mary Pierce and one to Sarah Pierce. Discusses an ocean voyage to Charleston and provides his impressions of the town, including his experience at a slave auction and extensive observations of the lives of slaves on plantations, as well as his opinions about planters and planter life.

He also describes his visit to Florida and his impressions of that state.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1824