Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullit, January 11, 1865
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Title
Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullit, January 11, 1865
Description
A letter from Mildred Ann Bullitt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to her son, Thomas Wallace Bullitt (Fort Delaware), dated January 11th, 1865. Mildred writes that the people enslaved by John Jacob, an enslaver who neighbored the Bullitt family, had run away from enslavement. Mildred also mentions an abolition meeting held in Frankfort, Kentucky, which General Burbridge attended.
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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Identifier
Mss_A_B937c-0304_001
Collection
Citation
Mildred Ann Bullitt, “Letter to Thomas Walker Bullitt from Mildred Ann Bullit, January 11, 1865,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed January 19, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3330.
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