Letter to John C. Bullitt from Martha Bullitt with a message from Louisiana Taylor, April 25th, 1846.

A letter from Martha Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her brother John C. Bullitt (Clarksville, Tennessee), dated April 25th, 1846. Martha relays a message Louisa Taylor, also referred to as mammy Teush, to John Bullitt. Martha writes, "Teush has just been in here, giving me a discourse on various subjects; she says 'Tell Mas' John to make haste and get married; she wants to sle him mightily.'" This letter was written a year before Martha Bullitt's death.

Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society

The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections

Johansen, Emma

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