Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Corlis-Respess Family Papers, 1698-1984. 6 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A C799 22,91
Content
Mary Ann Corlis, in her 13 Jan. 1816 letter, believes that Black people were hard to manage and also thieves; and in her 11 April 1816 letter she states they they can't be trusted; and James Young, in his 24 Feb. 1868 letter states that "Congress cannot make the Niggroe equal."