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Preferred Citation

Conway D. Whittle letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.

Biographical / Historical

Conway Davies Whittle (1809-1891) was the son of Virginia merchant and buisnessman Fortescue Whittle. He was raised on a plantation in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and attended the University of Pennsylvania. After attending university, he returned to Virginia to pratice as a physician and dentist.

Davis, Dupree & Co., was owned and operated by William S. Deupree. The company opened in 1860 for the primary purpose of selling enslaved people. William S. Deupree died in a land mine explosion during the Civil War (1861-1865)

Content Description

Letter to Richmond, Virginia slave traders Davis, Deupree and Co., from Virginia physician Conway Davies Whittle inquiring about the rates of sale of 24 enslaved persons owned by Whittle. Age, gender, complexion, and skills are mentioned to describe the enslaved people.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by item.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--Virginia--History--19th century
• African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--History
• Correspondence
• Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions
• James Arsenault and Company
• Letter writing
• Richmond (Va.)--History
• Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century
• Slave records
• Slavery
• Slavery--Virginia--19th century
• Slavery--Virginia--History