Peale, Charles Willson to Saint [George] Peale, 1777-1778
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Peale, Charles Willson to Saint [George] Peale, 1777-1778 | ||
| Alternative Title | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Saint [George] Peale | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | ||
| Recipient | Peale, Saint George, 1745-1778 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Saint [George] Peale updating on his life. He informs Saint George Peale that Rachel (Charles Willson Peale's wife) is about to begin her "laying in." Peale also writes about leaving the army and other matters. Peale also expresses his desire to "purchase" (enslave) a boy "to wait on me". | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slavery--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slave trade--United States--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | African Americans--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Family life--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pregnancy | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 3p.|7 3/4" x 6" | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1777 - 1778 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P31 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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