David Bagley Letter : October 18, 1862
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White was a crew member aboard the E.B. Hale, which played a crucial role in the Union campaign in Northeast Florida to secure the St. John's River. He describes the features of the river and the desertion of Jacksonville, a major location in the lumber trade. Vividly, White details his reactions to Southern racism and racial violence, mentioning both a brutal lynching and the use of slaves as concubines (although he appears to only reference the latter to point out the hypocrisy of Southern planters rather than condemn the practice). Also, White discusses the Union practice of not returning runaway slaves while bragging about taking on fifty runaways that supposedly had belonged to Florida Governor William Dunn Mosely.
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Bagley Family Papers (00018)
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- Date Created
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1862-10-18
- Authors
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Winter, Asa C., 1835-1864
- Subjects
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African Americans
African Americans--Crimes against
Migration, Internal
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Landscapes
Navies--Officers
Sex--Social aspects
Race
Women--Social conditions
Women--Crimes against
Sexual abuse victims--Legal status, laws, etc.
African American women--Abuse of
African American women--Social conditions
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Correspondence
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 4 pages
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Michigan State University. Archives and Historical Collections
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