Enslavement at Oxmoor Plantation
With funding from the Kentucky Genealogical Society, the Filson digitized and reinterpreted a portion of the Bullitt Family papers to highlight the people enslaved by the Bullitt family on the Oxmoor and Cottonwood Plantations from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.
For use with the First American West, we have included documents related to those that would have been enslaved there in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, by the Bullitt and Christian families.
This digital collection only represents a small portion of the Bullitt Family papers. Learn more about those enslaved at the Oxmoor and Cottonwood Plantations by visting our digital exhibit, I Scream America: The History of Enslaved People at Oxmoor Plantation, or research more about the family with the Bullitt Family papers finding aid.

Letter to Helen Bullitt Massie from General Henry Massie mentioning people they enslave, January 4th, 1811.

Receipt to Dr. Joseph Gashwiler for attending to Jenny, a woman enslaved by William Christian, February 16th, 1793.

Receipt to Dr. Adam Rankin for attending to people enslaved by William Christian, January 4th, 1793.

Receipt to G. Munter for making clothes for Kiah, Jenny, and Noah, people enslaved by William Christian, March 26th, 1791.

Letter to Richard Woolfolk from George Nicholas concerning William Christian's estate, December 29th, 1790.

Letter to Richard Woolfolk from George Nicholas concerning William Christian's estate, December 10th, 1790.

Receipt to G. Munter for making clothes for Jenny and Noah, two people enslaved by William Christian, May 24th, 1790.

Letter to William Christian from Richard and Isaac Finley concerning the seven enslaved people loaned to William Breckenridge, November 16th, 1785.

Receipt for an unidentified enslaved woman, being sold by Col. William Christian, September 25th, 1783.

Letter to Elizabeth Christian from Annie Christian discussing Tom, a man she enslaves, March 22nd, 1788.

Letter to Elizabeth Christian from Annie Christian discussing Hannibal, a man she enslaves, January 2nd, 1788.

Letter to Anne Fleming from A. Christian mentioning Polly and Phebe, two enslaved women, April 29th, 1784.

Letter to Patrick Henry from Annie Christian discussing her estate and the people she enslaves, September 1786.

Letter to Anne Fleming from Annie Christian discussing the Christian family's settlement to Kentucky, May 18th, 1785.

Receipt to John Chenoweth and Benjamin Rue for building cabins for people enslaved by William C. Bullitt, May 25th, 1829.

Receipt to Dr. Richard Chew for attending to people William C. Bullitt enslaved, November 27th, 1823.

Receipt to John P. Declary for attending to Billy and Jack, two men William C. Bullitt enslaved, September 9th, 1823.

Letter to William C. Bullitt from Davy Steward discussing Tom, a man Bullitt enslaves, January 6th, 1826.

Receipt to Dr. Marfields for furnishing shoes for Little James, a boy enslaved by William Christian Bullitt, January 1st, 1792.

Letter to Henry Massie from Helen Bullitt Massie discussing the people they enslave, July 12th, 1816.

Letter to Henry Massie from Helen Bullitt Massie discussing the people they enslave, September 22nd, 1811.

Letter to Helen Bullitt Massie from Henry Massie discussing the people they enslave, January 4th, 1811.

Deed of Trust between John Fry and Joshua Fry, November 5, 1811, and bill of sale for Moses, April 18th, 1811.

Contract hiring Little Tom, Sam, George, Hanna, Milly, and Lucy, people enslaved at the Oxmoor plantation, September 1821.

Receipt to Dr. Ferguson & Booth for amputating the leg of a boy William C. Bullitt enslaved, December 30th, 1820.

Receipt to Dr. Richard Chew for vaccinating people William C. Bullitt enslaved, November 28th, 1817.

Contract hiring Joshua Bernard to catch Phil, Len, and Hope, three enslaved men who ran away from their enslavers, June, 1825.

Contract hiring Joshua Bernard to catch Phil, Len, and Hope, three enslaved men who ran away from their enslavers, June, 1825.

Contract hiring Joshua Bernard to catch Phil, Len, and Hope, three enslaved men who ran away from their enslavers, May 18th, 1825.

Articles of Agreement hiring Rachael and her four children, who are enslaved by William C. Bullitt, December 24th, 1818.

Contract hiring Celia and her four children, all enslaved by the Bullitt family, January 30th, 1818.

Contract hiring Celia, Titus, Absolam, and Dolly, people enslaved by the Bullitt family, December 16th, 1816.

Letter to William C. Bullitt from John S. Allison concerning the sale of Isabel, an enslaved woman, October 17th, 1824.

Letter to John S. Allison from William C. Bullitt concerning the sale of Isabel, an enslaved woman, October 16th, 1824.

Bill of sale for Ake, Lidia, and their four children, all people enslaved by Alexander Scott Bullitt, June 12th, 1810.

List of allocations of Richard Prather's estate after his death, including the allocations of the people he enslaved, 1801 to 1806.

Bill of sale for seven enslaved persons, sold by Elizabeth Scott and bought by Alexander Scott Bullitt, June 11th, 1789.

Bill of sale for Liz Ann and Charlotte, a mother and child enslaved by Elizabeth Scott, May 21st, 1789.

Articles of Agreement hiring Venus and her family, who are enslaved by William Christian, January 2nd, 1797.
