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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04601.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 15 items related to the Mississippi territory, the Smith family, and the treason trial of Aaron Burr |
| Title | Samuel Monett to Samuel Williams regarding the Mississippi territory |
| Date | 11 May 1810 |
| Author | Monett, Samuel (fl. 1810) |
| Recipient | Williams, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Williams in Ohio that he arrived in Natchez 6 May after a voyage of three weeks and five days. Mentions that he contracted dysentery on the trip but is okay. Reports that there is no produce for sale at the market and that there are 100 or 200 boats trying to sell their cargo. Lists some prices for goods. Observes that the country seems wealthy and there are many slaves. He will continue to the settlement of Red Lick near Port Gibson on Cole's Creek. Updates Williams on his relation Mr. Cochran, who lives near Bayou Pierre and is well. Gives regards to family and friends. |
| Subjects | Travel Frontiers and Exploration Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Merchants and Trade Commerce Finance Slavery African American History Economics Immigration and Migration |
| People | Monett, Samuel (fl. 1810) Williams, Samuel (fl. 1810) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |