Box 4273.001

Scope and Contents This collection consists of three letters (and transcripts), written by O.A. Luckett, just months after the war ended. The letters provide a glimpse into a former slave owner's post-war viewpoint. Luckett said "we are all ruined" and refers to this period as "dark and troublesome times," and that he wanted to move to another part of the world. Luckett suggested that his former slaves could come back to work for him and offered specific wage considerations. He also asked about his mule and wagon...