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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05339.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters pertaining to Stephen Duncan, a landowner, slaveholder, and financier in pre-Civil War America. |
| Title | Stephen Duncan to Charles P. Leverich discussing business and slavery |
| Date | 1 January 1860 |
| Author | Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867) |
| Recipient | Leverich, Charles P. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses molasses and sugar sales. Instructs Leverich, a financial agent, to forward a letter to Mary Linton, who will return from Europe in March. Notes that Linton's funds are in Leverich's hands, and he should let her have them if she needs them. Writes, "Tell your abolition friends, that they need not trouble themselves on the subject of slavery God will put an end to it, in his own good time." Refers to sugar as the main product of slave labor, and predicts that a change in climate, not men's efforts, will end slavery. Includes a note written in pencil underneath docket. |
| Subjects | Commerce Diet and Nutrition Finance Women's History Slavery African American History Religion Abolition Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Merchants and Trade |
| People | Leverich, Charles P. (1803-1876) Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Agriculture; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Stephen Duncan was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier in pre-Civil War America. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |