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Autograph Letter Signed by Aaron Lopez Regarding the Health of 'Boy Samuel', Charleston, South Carolina, December 10, 1839Autograph Letter Signed by Aaron Lopez Regarding the Health of 'Boy Samuel', Charleston, South Carolina, December 10, 1839

Autograph letter signed by Dr. Aaron Lopez of Charleston, South Carolina, dated December 10, 1839, reporting on the health of "the boy Samuel" to Colonel J. G. Moses at the Charleston Hotel. The letter discusses Samuel's health and lack of information regarding his parents, hinting at the possibility that Samuel was an enslaved individual whose health was being assessed for a potential buyer. The letter also mentions a deed held in the Secretary of State's office in Charleston, South Carolina.