Title: Unsigned Letter to "My Dear Annie" regarding the treatment of slaves

Date/Date Range :   circa 1850 July 4

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

Collection consists of part of an unsigned letter written to "My dear Annie," dated July 4. The year not given, and the letter is incomplete, lacking one or more pages. Much of the letter deals with the writer defending the treatment of slaves by southerners. Also writes that her husband, a Presbyterian minister, and her had to move from Kentucky to Clarksville, TN, to avoid factionalism within the church.

Call number: MS-2661

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in March 2003.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Unsigned Letter to My Dear Annie regarding the treatment of slaves, MS-2661. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

No biographical information could be found.

Collection consists of part of an unsigned letter written to "My dear Annie," dated July 4. The year not given, and the letter is incomplete, lacking one or more pages. Much of the letter deals with the writer's defense of the treatment of slaves in the South.

She explains that a man is careful with that which will cost him money. She goes on to explain, "We bought a girl 14 years old for $1050 knowing that we would need help and after the New Year it would be hard to find-and she has been sick since & we think she has the consumption. The old woman we got for cook likewise got sick & finally her master, one of our elders, took her home as he found se was only trouble."

The author also writes about that her husband, who is a Presbyterian minister, had to leave the church in Kentucky due to factionalism. She writes that they now live in Clarksville, TN.

• Slavery -- Tennessee.
• Montgomery County (Tenn.) -- History.
• Presbyterians -- Tennessee.