Written by
Van Bebber, Peter, American
Date
November 18, 1855
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (31.6 x 20 cm)
Description
A handwritten letter in black ink on white paper. Peter Vanbebber, an enslaved preacher in Missouri, writes a white minister and asks to be bought from his present master for $1,000, and then allowed to emigrate to Liberia to serve the Lord. He says his master would agree to this arrangement and eagerly awaits an answer.
Place made
Mount Sterling, Gasconade County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Movement
Colonization movement
Type
letters (correspondence)
Topic
Africa
Christianity
Correspondence
Emancipation
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2009.14.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53bca11a5-91bc-426b-96bd-7439680bc05d

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