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                   WILLIAM PAGE SAUNDERS PAPERS
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Abstract:      William Page Saunders of New Orleans, La.
               A bill of sale for a slave named "Emeline or
Eveline," from Lewis Brown of Missouri to William Page Saunders
of New Orleans, 11 May 1854, and a letter, 26 April 1856, from F.
L. Claiborne to Saunders.  In the letter, Claiborne, who had
purchased the slave in turn from Saunders, stated that Eveline
had a bad cough and a diseased leg, but that he intended to keep
her and try to cure her.

Index Terms:
  Brown, Lewis, fl. 1854.
  Claiborne, F. L., fl. 1856.
  Saunders, William Page, fl. 1854-1856.
  Slave bills of sale--Louisiana.
  Slavery--Louisiana.
  Slaves--Louisiana--Medical care.

Size:     2 items.

Provenance:  Gift of W. Stamps Farrar of New Orleans, Louisiana,
on 5 December 1946.

Access:   No restrictions.

Copyright:  Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.