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Title	Letter, H. W. Foote to Mr. Wells 3/16/1862
Description	Letter, H. W. Foote, probably from Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mr. Wells, sending him a slave girl named Gusty, who has a 'terrible disposition.' He tells Wells, 'Do not treat her cruelly, but make her know her place.' He also sends winter clothes and molasses for the slaves. 1862.
Creator	Foote, Hezekiah William, 1813-1899
Physical ID	27-FI-E2-2
Date (original)	1862-01-16
Date	January 16, 1862
Digital Collection Title	ASERL
Rights	Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Subject	African-Americans Slavery Clothing and dress Molasses Noxubee County (Miss.) Wells family
Original collection	James Scarbrough papers
Object type	text
Format (original)	Document: 1 leaf 19.8 X 19.8 cm.
Format (digital)	JPEG JPEG
Digital publisher	Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Related materials	http://www.american-south.org/ http://www.american-south.org/
Language	en
Repository	Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
Tag field	December 2010
Transcript	Mr. Wells - The weather is so bad I think it doubtful about my getting down to see you. I send a girl Gusty. she has a terrible disposition. I want you to cure her. do not treat her cruelly, but make her know her place. I send a bolt of cloth for the negroes who have had no winter clothes - Please get Mrs. Wells to divide it amongst them. I send you two barrels molasses - the negroes must do on 2 lbs meat & pint & a half molasses a week. it is about what other people do. I shall probably leave tomorrow night Thursday, 16 Jany 62. Yours truly H. W. Foote I send some meat too head & Back bones

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