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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08945.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Harrison Stearns to Mary Jane Ferris Stearns regarding a gift of land |
| Date | 14 January 1868 |
| Author | Stearns, Harrison (fl. 1868) |
| Recipient | Stearns, Mary Jane Ferris |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Harrison, a freed slave, writes to Mary, the wife of his former master, William F. Stearns, to inform her that he received the deed for the gift of land William promised him (see GLC08945.01) and has had it recorded. Thanks her and indicates he will write to her in New York, where she is moving. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Freemen Estate Land Transaction |
| People | Stearns, Harrison (fl. 1868) Stearns, Mary Jane Ferris (b. 1833 |
| Place written | Oxford, Mississippi |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Harrison Stearns (fl. 1868) became an alderman and later gave a plot of the land he received for the Methodist Episcopal Church of Oxford. The Burns A.M.E. Church, founded in 1870, survives there today. William F. Stearns (b. 1817?) was a law professor at Ole Miss born in Vermont. He committed suicide after the Civil War. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Harrison Stearns to Mary Jane Ferris Stearns regarding the death of her husband, his former master |