Children--United States--History--19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Child's Commonplace Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Co9
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book, 1802, of an unidentified child.
Dates:
1802
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Mother to Children Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 01513
Scope and Contents
Letter to children expressing sadness about their illness.
Dates:
1870-1890
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Thomas Y. Pass correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SC 01784
Content Description
January 28, 1857 letter written by Thomas Y. Pass to Alan Womack asking for instructions on what he should do with the enslaved children Womack left at his house. Pass writes that he does not want the children without their mother, and he has had "trouble enough" with them.
Content warning for derogatory language directed towards children enslaved, allusions to child abuse, mentions of buying and selling humans.
Dates:
January 28, 1857
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center