Letter to Smith Speed from Joshua Bullitt, John Bullitt, and Nicholas Hornsby concerning lynching, April 30th, 1835.
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Title
Letter to Smith Speed from Joshua Bullitt, John Bullitt, and Nicholas Hornsby concerning lynching, April 30th, 1835.
Description
A letter from Joshua Bullitt, John Bullitt, and Nicholas Hornsby to Smith Speed, dated April 30th, 1835. Joshua mentions that "Kelly the man who poisoned those negroes, two of whom belonged to Aunt (one was free) Martin is to be hanged."
Source
Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
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Contributor
Johansen, Emma
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Mss_A_B937c-0137_001
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Citation
Joshua Bullitt, John Bullitt, Nicholas Hornsby, “Letter to Smith Speed from Joshua Bullitt, John Bullitt, and Nicholas Hornsby concerning lynching, April 30th, 1835.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 19, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3250.