Charles Hatcher Letter, 1839 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Charles Hatcher Letter, 1839

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-541

Primary Creator: Hatcher, Charles

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Richmond (Va.)

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One 1839 letter regarding the sender's inquiry to hear about the case of Captain Thomas Hubert.

Biographical Note

Charles Hatcher was born around 1787 in Caswell County, North Carolina. He married twice; once in 1810 or 1811, and the second time on December 4, 1821 to Anna Elizabeth Trabue in Chesterfield, Virginia. Hatcher moved to Norfolk, Virginia around 1823. He was a businessman and merchant involved in domestic slave trade; he traveled back and forth frequently between Norfolk, Virginia and New Orleans, Louisiana. Hatcher died from yellow fever in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 21, 1842.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
Richmond (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Charles Hatcher Letter, MSS 0000-541, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 15, 2016.

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Box 3: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: Correspondence, Charles Hatcher to G. A. Myres, 1839 June 6: Written in Norfolk, Virginia and sent to Richmond, Virginia.