Letter: Andrew Jackson Coffee to Alexander D. Coffee, 1852

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Letter from Andrew Jackson Coffee, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Alexander Donelson Coffee, no location given [Florence, Alabama], written on August 1, 1852.

Andrew notes the continued issue of John Donelson Coffee, Jr.’s future and the dispute with his mother Narcissa. He thinks Alex should take legal charge of John and his property for the boy’s sake although it may lead to an “eternal breach between mother and child.” Andrew also notes that since he hopes to move house, he does not need to sell his enslaved people [Martha and her children, Bundy and John Henry] to Alex. If he sells them, it will be done in New Orleans. He and Betty had their fourth son.

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sc.0027.001_004.001

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1852 August 1

Keywords

Coffee, Andrew Jackson, 1819-1891.

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"Letter: Andrew Jackson Coffee to Alexander D. Coffee, 1852" (2021). Documents. 16.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-coffeefamily1/16