Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt discussing the health of Samuel, a person enslaved by the Bullitt family, February 29, 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 29, 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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Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
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The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
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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 29, 1860,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 13, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3314.
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