Letter to Joshua F. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning slave uprisings, June 2nd, 1840.
Item
Title
Letter to Joshua F. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning slave uprisings, June 2nd, 1840.
Description
A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her son Joshua Bullitt (Danville), dated June 2nd, 1840. Mildred Ann Bullitt talks of the disagreement between Peay and her husband William C. Bullitt, A. Smith, and George Philips over Bullitt, Smith, and Philips breaking up a "black meeting" at Peay's farm. The meetings were stopped because of the recent slave insurrections in the area.
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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Type
Identifier
Mss_A_B937c-0139_004
Collection
Citation
Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Joshua F. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning slave uprisings, June 2nd, 1840.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3254.