Reuben Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 29 March 1811
From Reuben Perry
March the 29th 1811
Dear Sir
I Shall only State to you that James hubbard was carried up the rivanna by your warterman harry 3 weeks ago and Suppose must be in that neighbourhood at this time I Should be glad that Mr Bacon will try to get him for me and I will be very much oblige me, and also receive recompenced fore the Same I Am Sir
your ob H St
Reuben Perry
RC (ViW: TC-JP); at foot of text: “Mr Thomas Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 14 Apr. 1811 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- Bacon, Edmund; Monticello overseer search
- Harry (boatman); transports slave search
- Hubbard, James (Jame) (TJ’s slave); sold by TJ search
- Monticello (TJ’s estate); Overseers at; attempt to capture runaway slaves search
- overseers; attempt to capture runaway slaves search
- Perry, Reuben; letters from search
- Perry, Reuben; purchases slave from TJ search
- slaves; TJ sells search