Letter to John C. Bullitt from Alexander Scott Bullitt discussing slave uprisings, December 18th, 1839.
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Title
Letter to John C. Bullitt from Alexander Scott Bullitt discussing slave uprisings, December 18th, 1839.
Description
A letter from Alexander Scott Bullitt (Oxmoor) to his brother, John C. Bullitt (Danville), dated December 18th, 1839. Scott discusses the suspected "negro insurrection" and how "a meeting was held at Gilman's Sunday and three companies organized, which commenced operations by riding till 12 o'clock that night and plundering 8 guns." Three enslaved people were carried to jail from Mr. George's neighborhood, according to Scott's testimony. He talks about cousin William Speed going up to the country to buy slaves.
Creator
Source
Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
Date
Contributor
Johansen, Emma
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Identifier
Mss_A_B937c-0056_002
Collection
Citation
Alexander Scott Bullitt, “Letter to John C. Bullitt from Alexander Scott Bullitt discussing slave uprisings, December 18th, 1839.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 19, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3245.