A letter concerning the sale of Peggy, an enslaved woman.
A letter concerning the sale of Peggy, an enslaved woman.
Letter, Peter Russell to Capt. Elliott, Sandwich
A letter concerning the sale of Peggy, an enslaved woman.
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Archives of Ontario
1801
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Peter Russell fonds
12/06/2025
“”My Slave Peggy, whom you were so good to promise to assist in getting rid of, … is now at large, being not permitted by my Sister to enter this House, and shows a disposition at Times to be very troublesome, which may perhaps compel me to commit her again to Prison. I shall be glad that you would either taker away immediately, or return to me the Bill of Sale I gave you to enable you to do so.”
Peter Russell to Matthew Elliott,
York, 19 September 1801″