Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing the health of Samuel, a person enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 29th, 1860.
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Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing the health of Samuel, a person enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 29th, 1860.
Description
A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her son, Thomas Walker Bullitt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated February 29th, 1860. Mildred writes that Samuel, who is enslaved by the Bullitt family, has been ill with pneumonia. Mildred says that she worries about Samuel because "so many black and white have died so suddenly from that disease."
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The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
Date
1860-02-29
Contributor
Johansen, Emma
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Mss_A_B937c-0298_001
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Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing the health of Samuel, a person enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 29th, 1860.,” The Filson Historical Society , accessed March 20, 2023, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3314.