From J.T. Brown to Mrs. Martha Peak

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Title: From J.T. Brown to Mrs. Martha Peak
Creator: J.T. Brown
Description: This letter, dated October 7, 1861, was written by J.T. Brown to Mrs. Martha Peak. “In view of the troubles of the Country and the Danger that some suppose Negro Property to be in,” J.T. reluctantly agrees to let Mrs. Peak borrow his slave for the rest of the year, provided she pays him for the “trouble and sacrifice I will have to make.”
Date: October 7, 1861
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Women
African Americans
People: J.T. Brown
Owning Organization: Jackson County Historical Society
Location: John W. Hudson Family Papers, 1838-1908, Box L4: Folder 11
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