Letter from Armistead Shelton to Virginia plantation owner Alan Womack concerning a dispute between a Shadrack, a man enslaved by Womack, and George, a man enslaved by Shelton.
Part of the letter reads, "Shadrack and my George fout last Wednesday Morning, for which I think they both ought to be corrected as we cannot tell where it may end. I wish therefore your opinion in the case, you will please send me a line by... your opinion and what to do. I do not wish to part a Man and his wife as long as they agree well together, but I wish union in my Family as well as good behaviour."
Content warning for discussions of forced family separation and enslavement.
Armistead Shelton letter, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.
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