Letter from Myra to Emeline Kelly, 1841 August 28
- Collection Name:
- Abbott and Straw Family Papers, 1795-1867
- Title:
- Letter from Myra to Emeline Kelly, 1841 August 28
- Creator:
- unidentified
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2015.058
- Object ID:
- 2015.058.014.01
- Date:
- 1841/08/28
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Myra in Pembroke, NH, to Emeline Kelly in Amesbury, MA, dated August 28, 1841. In the letter, Myra writes of her travels to Pembroke, noting she shared a stagecoach with a runaway slave who was heading to Canada. She describes the woman, noting she had been branded with her master's initials and had left her mother and two sisters behind. Myra goes on to talk about their company and house in Pembroke.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Travel , Slavery , Slaves , African Americans , Health , Death
- Locations:
- Pembroke, NH
Amesbury, MA - People:
- Kelly, Emeline
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- For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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