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Receipt to Dr. Ferguson & Booth for amputating the leg of a boy William C. Bullitt enslaved, December 30th, 1820.

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Title

Receipt to Dr. Ferguson & Booth for amputating the leg of a boy William C. Bullitt enslaved, December 30th, 1820.

Description

A receipt of funds transferred to Dr. Ferguson and Booth from William Christian Bullitt, dated December 30th, 1820. Dr. Ferguson and Booth amputated the leg of a boy William C. Bullitt enslaved. The boy is unidentified in this document.

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-0374_005

Citation

William Christian Bullitt, “Receipt to Dr. Ferguson & Booth for amputating the leg of a boy William C. Bullitt enslaved, December 30th, 1820.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 29, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3358.