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  Letter to William Marshall Bullitt from Mildred Chenoweth Stites discussing Louisiana Taylor, February 23, 1912

  A letter from Mildred Chenoweth Stites to her cousin, William Marshall Bullitt, dated February 23rd, 1912. Mildred signs the letter as "Cousin Nan." Mildred Chenoweth goes into great detail about what she remembers about growing up at Oxmoor plantation, including the farm work, her grandparents, William Christian Bullitt and Mildred Ann Bullitt, and the daily lives of the people they enslaved. She mentions Louisiana Taylor and Aunt Caroline, two women who were enslaved by the Bullitt family, and refers to Louisa as "Teush" or "Grandmammy." She also describes a wedding between people who were enslaved, and argues that many of the enslaved people at Oxmoor were "cared for" after the Civil War and Emancipation.

  Tags Aunt Caroline; Caroline; Eliza Julia; Frank; Louisa Taylor; Louisiana Taylor; Mildred Chenoweth Stites; Teush; Uncle Billy; Uncle Henry; William Marshall Bullitt
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  Letter to John C. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family, January 6th, 1850.

  A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her son John (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) she gives him news of the slaves' illnesses and writes that it's, "the nature of the darkies to take every advantage." The letter is dated January 6th, 1850. Mildred Ann Bullitt mentions the following enslaved persons by name: Caroline, Tom, Samuel, Armstead, Betsy, Charity, Louisa Taylor, Lucinda, Beck, Smith, Judy, Wallace, Eliza Julia, and Cynthia.

  Tags Armstead; Beck; Betsy; Caroline; Charity; Cynthia; Eliza Julia; John C. Bullitt; Judy; Louisa Taylor; Louisiana Taylor; Lucinda; Mildred Ann Bullitt; Oxmoor; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Samuel; Smith; Tom; Wallace
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  Letter to John C. Bullitt from Susan P. Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family, November 25th, 1849.

  A letter from Susan P. Bullitt (Lynnford) to John C. Bullitt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated November 25th, 1849. The letter mentions the health of the following people enslaved at Oxmoor: Aunt Dinah, "Uncle Little Bill," Aunt Betsy, Eliza Julia, Lizzie, Rose, and Armstead. The letter goes into detail about the typhoid outbreak.

  Tags Armstead; Aunt Dinah; Betsy; Eliza Julia; Little Bill; Lizzie; Rose; Uncle Bill
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  Letter to John C. Bullitt from Helen Bullitt and Martha Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family, dated October 2nd, 1846.

  A letter from Helen Bullitt and Martha Bullitt (Oxmoor) to their brother John C. Bullitt (Clarksville, Tennessee), dated October 2nd, 1846. Helen writes that many of the people enslaved by the Bullitt family are ill, including: Nathan, Samuel, "Uncle Little Bill," Mary, Titus, John Coleman, Milton, Eliza Julia, Henry Shipp, Tom, Jim, and "Mammy" (most likely Beck). Martha describes how Titus, a person enslaved by the Bullitt family, was almost burnt to death, and mentions other enslaved people, including: Lewis, Lucinda, Chavy, and Louisa Taylor (labelled as Teush). Helen also mentions Henry Shipp, an enslaved carriage driver, and his conversation with his wife, Eliza Julia, (who is enslaved by another enslaver): "Cousin Annie was out here Thursday and Wednesday, Julia was out here last Wednesday and Henry was showing her a picture and says, 'Look baby see dat house full wid a heap or little wifes in it, but me and you aint dar; is we baby?"

  Tags Beck; Chavy; Clarksville; Eliza Julia; Eliza Julia Courtenay; Helen Bullitt; Henry Shipp; Jim; John C. Bullitt; John Coleman; Julia; Lewis; Little Bill; Louisa Taylor; Louisiana Taylor; Lucinda; Martha Bullitt; Mary; Milton; Nathan; Nell; Nelly Martin; Oxmoor; Sam; Samuel; Tennessee; Titus; Tom; Uncle Bill; Uncle Little Bill