Scott, J. W.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
J. W. Scott Letter, 1835 February 23
File — Box 4250.001: [Barcode: 1006290115], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter from J. W. Scott to Adam Beatty of Washington, Kentucky, written from Perrysburg, Ohio, February 23, 1835. The opening paragraph mentions some enslaved persons of Beatty's who escaped their captivity, whom Scott suggests "are yet in the interior of this state." The remainder of the letter concerns land transactions in anticipation of the expected route of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
Dates:
1835 February 23