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Undated manuscript describing life on Oxmoor plantation and the lives of Louisiana Taylor and Lucinda, two women enslaved by Mildred Ann Bullitt

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Undated manuscript describing life on Oxmoor plantation and the lives of Louisiana Taylor and Lucinda, two women enslaved by Mildred Ann Bullitt

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An undated manuscript written by Annie C. Courtenay, describing life at Oxmoor plantation. Courtenay describes how Mildred Ann Bullitt, Louisiana Taylor, and Lucinda would sew and knit all the clothes worn by the people enslaved by the Bullitt family. Louisiana Taylor and Lucinda were two women enslaved by Mildred Ann Bullitt. Courtenay also describes the living conditions of the enslaved people at Oxmoor, William Christian Bullitt, and the cholera epidemic.

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Manuscript Collection, Bullitt Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society

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The Filson Historical Society, Special Collections

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Mss_A_B937c-0383_001

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Courtenay, Annie C., “Undated manuscript describing life on Oxmoor plantation and the lives of Louisiana Taylor and Lucinda, two women enslaved by Mildred Ann Bullitt,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 21, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/4575.

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