Subject: Sugarcane

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Letter from V.A. Sanginetti to Charles Tobias, Kingston, Jamaica, August 24, 1840 Letter from V.A. Sanginetti to Charles Tobias, Kingston, Jamaica, August 24, 1840

Three-page letter written by V.A. Sanginetti in Kingston, Jamaica, to Charles Tobias in New York City on August 24, 1840. The letter discusses the devastating effects of drought on sugar crops, Sanginetti's plans to work in coffee fields, and the financial difficulties faced by Mr. W.T. Alfred and his mother.