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Letter to Helen Bullitt Massie from Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt concerning the health of people they enslave, May 5th, 1832.

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Title

Letter to Helen Bullitt Massie from Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt concerning the health of people they enslave, May 5th, 1832.

Description

In a letter from Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt to his aunt, Helen Scott Bullitt Massie, Henry writes, "I left uncle William's this morning and all of the white family were well, but several of the negroes were very sick." The letter is dated May 5th, 1832.

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-0115_001

Citation

Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt, “Letter to Helen Bullitt Massie from Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt concerning the health of people they enslave, May 5th, 1832.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 28, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3247.