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An 1847 Letter to the President of the United States, Relating to His Trafficking in Human Beings.
It's a letter to James K. Polk from Robert Campbell, apparently managing President Polk's personal business affairs while President Polk was overseeing the conquest and annexation of a huge portion of Mexican territory, today's California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and parts of other states for his slave holding "republic."
CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES K. POLK
Excerpt, with the spellings preserved from the original:
FROM ROBERT CAMPBELL, JR. Dear Sir Yallowbusha Ct. Miss Jan. 9th 1847 I have received both of your letters of the 12th Decem 46. I am now at your plantation. Your people are all in good health, and dooing will. They are going on clearing finely. I have setled up all of your business as far as it can be done at this. I got here on the 6th Inst. with the Girl (Agness)1 that Col Childress2 sent down to me on the 28th November last & I also brought a Boy 17 or 18 years old (Jo.)3 that I Bought of C. B. Hadly Agent for Y. S. Pickard.4 I bought for the purpose of speculation & could have got $700. in gold for him before I got your letter in Macon.5 After getting yours I concluded to let you have him. I gave $625 & shall charge you $650. the asking price for young Women. I shall use my best exertions to have three or four more on the farm in time to make the crop. I must buy two More Muels. I have written to Picket6 to let me know at Mobile what young Negroes are worthe in Neworleans. If the prices will Justify I will go there if I do not buy while in Mobile. If I should fail in both places I will be in Columbia about the last of Febrary next & will send or bring them down with the Muels. If I should buy7 I have paid out all of my own Money & drew a check on Picket Perkins & Co. for three hundred dollars. You will see on the oposite a full statement of all the expences. Their is nothing owing here that is due. I have setled all...
Note the equivalence of human beings and "Muels" in this sick mind.
This is your history folks. All the book banning in the world will not make it go away.