Letter to John C. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning Newton and Mike, two men enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 6th, 1846.
Title
Letter to John C. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning Newton and Mike, two men enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 6th, 1846.
Description
In a letter from February 6th, 1846, Mildred Ann Bullitt (at Oxmoor) writes to her son John (in Clarksville, Tennessee) that his father, William Christian Bullitt, gave Newton and Mike, two men previously enslaved by Bullitt, to George Philips. She also writes that the other enslaved people on the plantation ask about John in his absence.
Creator
Mildred Ann Bullitt
Source
Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
Date
1846-02-06
Contributor
Johansen, Emma
Rights
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Format
Language
en
Type
Text
Identifier
Mss_A_B937c-0151_001
Collection
Citation
Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to John C. Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning Newton and Mike, two men enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 6th, 1846.,” The Filson Historical Society , accessed February 6, 2023, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3274.