Lot 1175
Orphaned Indian "Little Joe" Is Enslaved. A letter from Ned in Plaisance (Louisiana), Jan. 28, 1857, to his folks, 4 pp. quarto. He tells the story of getting a little Indian boy from a neighboring overseer who found him "in the negro quarter." Ned says, "I took him in & have installed him as my servant, in fact I have enslaved him…." He relates that Joe's mother was beaten to death by his father, "a notorious rascal who had previously killeld two indians," who was in turn killed by the mother's relatives. Ned is obviously fond of the little orphan, and intends "to bring him up in the way he should go." An unusual story.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $230 |
