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Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle, 1849 February 2
Collection containing a letter from Catharine Elbert to Martha Doolittle.
More About This Collection
Creator
Elbert, Catharine
Date of Original
1849-02-02
Subject
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Camden County (Ga.)
People
Dunaway, Martha Doolittle, 1836-1906
Location
United States, Georgia, Camden County, 30.92249, -81.63639
Medium
correspondence
Type
Text
Description
Collection containing a letter from Catharine Elbert to Martha Doolittle. Catharine Elbert was likely an enslaved woman enslaved by Harriet Ann Elbert. Martha Doolittle Dunaway (1836-1906) was the daughter of Alfred Doolittle who served as postmaster at St. Marys, Georgia in 1828. In the 1840s, the Doolittle family moved from Georgia to Massachusetts.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library