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Collection Reference Number GLC05339.11
From Archive Folder Collection of letters pertaining to Stephen Duncan, a landowner, slaveholder, and financier in pre-Civil War America. 
Title Stephen Duncan to unknown discussing "Negro boots" and the North Indiana Rail Road
Date 3 August 1860
Author Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Remarks on the purchase of "Negro boots- made of the very best materials," which he plans to obtain at a reasonable rate. Discusses the collection of interest on the liabilities of the Michigan Southern Rail Road. A note scribbled on page two beneath the signature asks if Northern Indiana Rail Road bonds can be sold, and if so, at what price.
Subjects Debt  Finance  Railroad  Clothing and Accessories  African American History  Slavery  
People Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867)  
Place written Saratoga Springs, New York
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition; 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
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