Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802 · The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

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Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802

Item

Title

Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802

Subject

Land settlement

Enslaved people

Settler colonialism

Description

Discusses purchasing land at the Falls of the Ohio and payments made for it using money or enslaved people.

Creator

Meriwether, Valentine

Source

Arthur Campbell Papers, 1752-1811, Filson Historical Society

Date

Rights

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Format

Language

Type

Identifier

Mss. A C187 f9

Coverage

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Tags

enslaved persons; enslavement; falls of the ohio; Letters; settlement

Citation

Meriwether, Valentine, “Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 15, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5502.

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