From William N. Taylor to Sir

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Title: From William N. Taylor to Sir
Creator: William N. Taylor
John S. Adams
Description: This letter of July 3, 1860 is from William N. Taylor, sheriff of Raymond Hinds County, Mississippi; the recipient is presumably a slaveowner. In the letter, Sheriff Taylor indicates he is holding a male slave in his jail who “says that he belongs to you and that he Ranaway from you in Missouri.” Taylor writes, “If he be your property you will please…take him away after paying charges, etc.”
Date: July 3, 1860
Local Subject: African Americans
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
People: William N. Taylor
John S. Adams
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
Location: Civil War Collections, 36-92-1-132
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