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Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning abolitionists, February 20th, 1861.

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Title

Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning abolitionists, February 20th, 1861.

Description

A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Oxmoor) to her son, Thomas Walker Bullitt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated February 20th, 1861. Mildred writes that an enslaved person was "stolen by an abolitionist" near their Cottonwood farm in Henderson County.

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-0299_003

Citation

Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt concerning abolitionists, February 20th, 1861.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3321.