Letter to Sallie P. Bullitt from Dr. Henry M. Bullitt, February 5th, 1858.
Item
Title
Letter to Sallie P. Bullitt from Dr. Henry M. Bullitt, February 5th, 1858.
Description
A letter from Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt (Louisville) to his wife Sallie (Zanesville, Ohio) dated February 5th, 1858. Henry writes that he sold Charles, a man he previously enslaved, for $1000 to keep him from being "seduced off by the conductor of the underground railroad. They are constantly at their dirty work. Only yesterday they were defeated in an effort to carry off several from Mr. Thomas Anderson's."
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-0115_002
Collection
Citation
Dr. Henry Massie Bullitt, “Letter to Sallie P. Bullitt from Dr. Henry M. Bullitt, February 5th, 1858.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3248.