Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt, November 26, 1864
Item
Title
Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt, November 26, 1864
Description
A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to her son, Thomas Walker Bullitt (Fort Delaware), dated November 26th, 1864. Mildred mentions that Oldham Bright, the former overseer at the Oxmoor plantation, had bought an enslaved girl for $300 before she ran away. The girl is not named in the letter.
Creator
Source
Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections
Date
Contributor
Johansen, Emma
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Type
Identifier
Mss_A_B937c-0303_002
Collection
Citation
Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullitt, November 26, 1864,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 17, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3329.
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