Letters - Philip Platt, Madison Historical Society, and Guilford Historical Society | Daniel Hand Land Records
A letter from Elizabeth Davis of the Guilford Historical Society to Philip Platt of the Madison Historical Society regarding Daniel Hand's land interests in Guilford. Davis cites deeds (dated circa 1878) to Hand from the Guilford Land Records and asks about a gossip: who started the rumor that some of Hand's wealth came from the slave trade?
Daniel Hand (1801-1891) was a Madison boy who became a successful entrepreneur in the South and dedicated his fortune to philanthropy; he established a scholarship for African Americans with the American Missionary Association, an evangelical abolitionist group.
1 letter ; 21.5 x 28 cm.
Daniel Hand (1801-1891) was a Madison boy who became a successful entrepreneur in the South and dedicated his fortune to philanthropy; he established a scholarship for African Americans with the American Missionary Association, an evangelical abolitionist group.
1 letter ; 21.5 x 28 cm.
A2022.HandDaniel.019