Description
1781 document addressed to James Steptoe, clerk of Bedford Court, Virginia written during the Revolutionary War regarding the transport of slaves from South Carolina to Virginia. James Steptoe was a business acquaintance of Thomas Jefferson and provided him with natural history specimens.
A List of Slaves Bro from South Carolina by William Adair Viz
Age
Rosa 22
London 4
Roderick 2
Grace 22
Phillis 4 1/2
Duke 3 1/2
Monday 2
Sampson 14
Peter 8The Inclosed items was given me by the sd Adair at Bedford, Feb Court 1781
R. Alexander DC
Written on laid paper, 8″x6″ in likely a lamp black ink,
Condition: Matted, mounted to a backboard of the same color with a plastic mylar sheet covering the opening. Previous owner’s transcription on rear. Approximately 1″x4″ strip torn from lower right corner. Folded as per common in the era for a letter.
