Letter to John C. Bullitt from Susan P. Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family and the death of Samuel, December 21st, 1844.
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Letter to John C. Bullitt from Susan P. Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family and the death of Samuel, December 21st, 1844.
Description
In a letter from December 21st, 1844, Susan Bullitt (at Oxmoor) writes to her brother John (in Lexington) that Samuel, a man enslaved by the Bullitt family, was shot at while sleeping in a tree by "Jim Canady (Kennedy?) who took him for a baboon . . ." She also reports that some of the people enslaved by the Bullitt family are much sicker than when he left. She writes that Lydia has died and the Bullitt's have given up hope on Mary.
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Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
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Johansen, Emma
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Mss_A_B937c-0147_003
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Citation
Susan P. Bullitt, “Letter to John C. Bullitt from Susan P. Bullitt concerning the health of people enslaved by the Bullitt family and the death of Samuel, December 21st, 1844.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 23, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3270.