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Bullitt Family

Pair of mourning bracelets made of twisted gold wire, copper pearl, and hair of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) and Pricilla Christian Bullitt (1770-1806). Less than 2" in diameter. One bracelet is inscribed "ASB" and the other is inscribed "PCB". Bracelets in memory of Alexander Scott Bullitt and his wife Pricilla Christian Bullitt, who settled 1200 acres known as Oxmoor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky and were owned by their daughter Helen M. Bullitt Key (1789-1871).