Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle


Descriptive Summary
Title: Catharine Elbert letter to Martha Doolittle
Creator: Elbert, Catharine
Dates: 1849 February 2
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 item(s)
Collection Number: ms4479
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Catharine Elbert may have been an enslaved woman owned by Harriet Ann Elbert who was known to have hired out her slaves.

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.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Correspondence

Dunaway, Martha Doolittle, 1836-1906

Enslaved persons -- Georgia

Slavery -- Georgia -- History.