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Receipt to John Chenoweth and Benjamin Rue for building cabins for people enslaved by William C. Bullitt, May 25th, 1829

Item

Title

Receipt to John Chenoweth and Benjamin Rue for building cabins for people enslaved by William C. Bullitt, May 25th, 1829

Description

A receipt of funds transferred to John Chenoweth and Benjamin Rue from William Christian Bullitt, dated May 25th, 1829. Chenoweth and Rue worked on a new addition to Bullitt's home, as well as the cabins where he housed people he enslaved.

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-0377_001

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Citation

William Christian Bullitt, “Receipt to John Chenoweth and Benjamin Rue for building cabins for people enslaved by William C. Bullitt, May 25th, 1829,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 21, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/4564.

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