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Charles Nisbet to Alexander Addison

March 18, 1799

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Charles Nisbet to Alexander Addison
  • Title
  • Charles Nisbet to Alexander Addison
  • Creator
  • Nisbet, Charles, 1736-1804
  • Date
  • March 18, 1799
  • Identifier
  • 31735061278028
  • Description
  • Handwritten letter from Charles Nisbet to Alexander Addison discussing political and war related events in Europe, and mentions of a thwarted plan to encourage enslaved peoples to rebel in the South. Also included is a typescript copy of the letter.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • manuscripts (documents)
    correspondence
  • Subject
  • World politics
    Political culture
    Political science
    Enslaved persons
    Insurgency
  • Source
  • Alexander Addison Papers
  • Finding Aid
  • Guide to the Alexander Addison Papers, 1786-1803 DAR.1925.06
  • Series
  • III. Correspondence from Charles Nisbet to Alexander Addison, 1786-1803
  • Container
  • Box 1, Folder 80
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Alexander Addison Papers
    Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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