Letter, Sarah Craufurd to Christian Scott Blackburn

Containers:
Box 30, Folder 1797.07.01
Creator:
Craufurd, Sarah Blackburn, 1772-1862 and Blackburn, Christian Scott, 1745-1815
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Two [slaves] have run away, one breaking down a door where he was confined--ring leader is Bill who is influenced by his mother--hopes she and papa [who evidently owns the mother] won't let her off this time for "I believe she has a desire to ruin us if she possibly can"--requests Papa's [T. Blackburn] help in bringing them back, for it ruins them, losing them at this busy time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as "S. Craufurd."

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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