- Written by
- Cox, John A., American
- Received by
- Cox, Florian, American
- Subject of
- Trumbo, James, American
- Williams, Catharine, American
- Date
- October 6, 1866
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A letter carrying an elder relation's formal consent to the marriage between James Trumbo and Catherine Williams on October 6, 1866. The document is a single page, handwritten in black ink on white paper.
- The letter reads in full:
- "Dear Florian: please go with Jim to the Clerk's office, he wants License to Marry. He and Catherine are going to marry this evening. It is alright, your cousin Princy consents. Give my love to your ma and Emma, your cousin John A. Cox. Attest (signed) Florian Cox, A Cox."
- Place made
- Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Families
- Marriage customs and rites
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.9.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




