Letter from Young M. Rabb in Conecuh County, Alabama, to Governor Thomas H. Watts in Montgomery, Alabama

Item

Identifier

Q0000142583_Q0000142585

Title

Letter from Young M. Rabb in Conecuh County, Alabama, to Governor Thomas H. Watts in Montgomery, Alabama

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Type

Text

Creator

Young M. Rabb

Date

January 10th, 1864

Description

Young M. Rabb, an enslaver in Conecuh County, writes to Governor Watts to concerns regarding impressed slave labor in the county. He argues that Conecuh has already sent many enslaved laborers to service. He also complains that enslavers are not being paid for impressed labor.

Format

Correspondence; Letter

Language

eng

Place

Conecuh County

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Nick Howard, Morgan McElhaney