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Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing Lucinda, a woman enslaved by the Bullitt family, June 25th, 1858.

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Title

Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing Lucinda, a woman enslaved by the Bullitt family, June 25th, 1858.

Description

A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her son Thomas Walker Bullitt (Danville), dated June 25th, 1858. Mildred writes that Lucinda is making raspberry jam, and that "the stone masons are at work getting up rock for the new negro houses."

Source

Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society

Publisher

The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections

Date

Contributor

Johansen, Emma

Language

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Identifier

Mss_A_B937c-0295_001

Citation

Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing Lucinda, a woman enslaved by the Bullitt family, June 25th, 1858.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3299.