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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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D.C. Russell Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01409
Content Description

Two letters from D.C. Russell, a lawyer from Albany, New York who is visiting Houston, Texas to his wife, Hattie. In the second letter, Russell reports that he fell ill and was cared for by a very kind black nurse who claimed she was once a slave owned by President Monroe. He reported that he was able to make a full recovery due to the attentiveness of this woman but that her care and the business dealings with others cost him a great deal of money.

Dates: 1858 January 25, February 2

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