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

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Historical Note

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.

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Preferred Citation

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

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Letter, 1849 February 2

A letter to "Matty", Martha Doolittle Dunaway, from a (likely) enslaved woman, Catharine Elbert, or "old Moma". Letter seems to be dictated by Elbert and transcribed by Uramie Delorme [or DeCoome], who adds her own message at conclusion. It is likely that Uramie is also enslaved.Elbert discusses how she is doing and talks about some local residents including "Dr. Mitchell", "Dr. Curtis", "Dr. Henry Bacon", "Major Clark", and "Rev. Williams."Signed St. Mary's, [Camden County] Georgia.File also includes biographical and historical notes related to contexts of letter