Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle, 1849 February 2

Summary

Creator:

Elbert, Catharine

Date:

1849 February 2

Extent:

1 item(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle, ms4479, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Biographical / historical:

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.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Correspondence

Names:

Dunaway, Martha Doolittle, 1836-1906

Places:

Camden County (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle, ms4479, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.