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Letters from Rebecca Stoddert, 1798-1800

Item

Title

Letters from Rebecca Stoddert, 1798-1800

Subject

Racism against Black people

Description

Letter in which Rebecca Stoddert discusses women's fashion, cooking, and shopping. Discusses symptoms of a sickness and having blood drawn, ladies socializing, and vulgar dancing that reminded her of a "black woman dancing a jig".

Creator

Stoddert, Rebecca

Source

Brown-Ewell Family Papers, 1781-1984, Filson Historical Society

Date

Rights

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Format

Language

Type

Identifier

Mss. A B877a f99

Coverage

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Tags

cooking; dancing; fashion; illness; Letters; social customs; Women

Citation

Stoddert, Rebecca, “Letters from Rebecca Stoddert, 1798-1800,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 9, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5480.

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